Ken Southworth
| Ken Southworth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 22, 1918 Farnworth, Lancashire, England |
| Died | December 6, 2007 (aged 89) Anaheim, California, USA |
Ken Southworth (September 22, 1918 – December 6, 2007) was a veteran English cartoon animator and instructor who worked for a number of major animation studios throughout his career, including Walt Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Warner Bros., MGM, Walter Lantz and Clokey Productions. His credits included Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Legend of Sleepy Hollow as well as Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones, The Smurfs and Space Ghost.
Ken Southworth was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, on September 22, 1918. He won a scholarship to the Chicago Art Institute and moved to the U.S. when he was just 10 years old.
Southworth held dual citizenship in both the United States and the United Kingdom, but mostly worked in the U.S.
Southworth began working as an animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1944. He assisted legendary animator Milt Kahl with Alice in Wonderland (1951) by completing much of the film's rough animation. He also helped animator Frank Thomas with the Wicked Stepmother character in Cinderella. Southworth's other contributions while at Disney included The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad, The Three Caballeros (1944), and Song of the South, as well as a number of shorts featuring iconic Disney characters such as Pluto, Goofy and Donald Duck.
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