Today in Disney History: Milt Kahl Born in California

Milt Kahl was born on this day in 1909, in San Francisco, California.

Milt joined Disney in June of 1934 as an animator. He worked on various animated short films as well as most if not all of the classic animated feature films between 1937, with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" through 1986, with "The Great Mouse Detective. He also worked on live-action / animated classics such as "The Song of the South", "So Dear to my Heart," and "Mary Poppins. Milt was one of Walt's most trusted animators and part of the group Disney dubbed his "Nine Old Men." 

Milt passed away on April 19, 1987 in Mill Valley, California due to pneumonia. He was 78 years old. He was posthumously named a Disney Legend in 1989, in the Animation category.

Source(s): Disney Legends (D23.com), Disney A to Z (D23.com) and Milt Kahl (IMDB.com