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Jack Kinney
John Ryan Kinney, better known as Jack Kinney, was an American animator, producer, and director of animated shorts. Born on March 29, 1909, in Utah, Kinney spent most of his career at Walt Disney Productions and is best known for directing the first film in the Donald Duck series to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also directed numerous films for the Goofy series and is credited with many of the series' most notable creations. In total, Kinney directed 39 entries in the Goofy series. Alongside his work on short films, Kinney directed 10 of the Disney theatrical feature films including Pinocchio, Dumbo, and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. He left Disney in 1958 having worked there for 27 years, and went on to form his own independent animation studio, Kinney-Adelquist Productions, Inc. He also had successful stints working on the Popeye the Sailor television series and on many Saturday morning cartoons for Hanna-Barbera. Kinney's contributions to the art of animation were recognized with a Winsor McCay Award in 1983.
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Given Name: John Ryan Kinney
Born: Utah, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: March 29, 1909
Occupations: Animator, Film producer, Film director
Years Active: 1931-1988
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The Three Caballeros
Make Mine Music
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Peter Pan
Pinocchio
Melody Time
Dumbo
Disney’s American Legends
Countdown to Christmas
Motor Mania
The Brave Engineer
Chips Ahoy
How to Be a Sailor
Baggage Buster
El Gaucho Goofy
Popeye and the Giant
Fathers Are People
Lion Down
Hold That Pose
The Goofy Success Story
No Smoking
Tiger Trouble
Two Gun Goofy
Two Weeks Vacation
How to Play Baseball
African Diary
How to Swim
Father’s Lion
How to Ride a Horse
Popeye’s Pizza Palace
The Olympic Champ
Bongo
Donald’s Diary
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Football (Now and Then)
Father’s Week-End
Hockey Homicide
Victory Vehicles
The Martins and the Coys
For Whom the Bulls Toil
Goofy Gymnastics
The Lone Chipmunks
Cold Storage
A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios
Teachers Are People
Bone Trouble
Casey Bats Again
Barbecue for Two
How to Fish
Duck Pimples
Goofy’s Glider
How to Play Golf
Home Made Home
How to Dance
Get Rich Quick
Jeep Tale
Father’s Day Off
The Story of Menstruation
The Art of Self Defense
Hello Aloha
Tennis Racquet
Pigs Is Pigs
How to Be a Detective
1001 Arabian Nights
Two for the Record
Californy ’Er Bust
Man’s Best Friend
Social Lion
Der Fuehrer’s Face
The Art of Skiing
How to Sleep
All the Cats Join In
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Cold War
Career Timeline
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1953
Peter Pan
Football (Now and Then)
Father’s Week-End
For Whom the Bulls Toil
How to Dance
Father’s Day Off
How to Sleep
1952
Two Gun Goofy
Two Weeks Vacation
Father’s Lion
Teachers Are People
Hello Aloha
How to Be a Detective
Man’s Best Friend
1946
Make Mine Music
The Martins and the Coys
The Story of Menstruation
All the Cats Join In
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
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