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Jack Kinney

Jack Kinney

Known For Directing
Birthday Mar 29, 1909
Died Feb 09, 1992 (82)
Birthplace Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Ryan Kinney (March 29, 1909 – February 9, 1992) was an American animator, director and producer of animated shorts. Jack Kinney attended John Muir Junior High School in Los Angeles, California (1925), and attended John C. Fremont High School (1926 - 1928 ... ) there with Roy Williams. Both Fremont football players, they would later be hired by Walt Disney in 1930 to work at the Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue. Often referring to himself as Kinney's best friend, Williams would go on to star as the "Big Mooseketeer" with head Mouseketeer Jimmie Dodd on the classic 1950s television program, "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955 - 1958). Kinney began his long career in cartoons at the Walt Disney Studios in 1931 as an animator on several shorts, including Santa's Workshop (released on December 10, 1932), The Band Concert (released on February 23, 1935), and Moose Hunters (released on April 17, 1937). He then became a director of cartoons at Disney, including as a sequence director for both Pinocchio and Dumbo and especially as a director in the shorts department, where he directed many cartoon shorts, mostly those starring Goofy (his brother Dick created the stories for the shorts), although he also directed a few Donald Duck cartoons as well, including the Academy Award-winning wartime propaganda film, Der Fuehrer's Face. He also served as director of most of the "package films" during the 1940s, including The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. In the mid-1950s, he supervised new animation used to tie some of the old shorts together for Disney's television efforts. In 1959, Jack left Disney to start (with his brother Dick) Jack Kinney Productions, an independent animation studio. Among other work they provided animation for King Features Syndicate's 1960 Popeye series. In 1988, Kinney published a short memoir, Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters: An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney's. Kinney died on February 9, 1992 in Glendale, California at the age of 82. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Kinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Goofy Adventure Story

The Goofy Adventure Story

1957

Sequence Lead

Canvas Back Duck

Canvas Back Duck

1953

Story

Melody Time

Melody Time

1948

Writer

Bone Trouble

Bone Trouble

1940

Writer

Brave Little Tailor

Brave Little Tailor

1938

Story

Mickey's Trailer

Mickey's Trailer

1938

Story

Moose Hunters

Moose Hunters

1937

Animation

Donald and Pluto

Donald and Pluto

1936

Story

The Cookie Carnival

The Cookie Carnival

1935

Animation

Mickey's Service Station

Mickey's Service Station

1935

Animation

The Band Concert

The Band Concert

1935

Animation

Two-Gun Mickey

Two-Gun Mickey

1934

Animation

The China Shop

The China Shop

1934

Animation

The Mail Pilot

The Mail Pilot

1933

Animation

Mickey's Mechanical Man

Mickey's Mechanical Man

1933

Animation

Birds in the Spring

Birds in the Spring

1933

Animation

Santa's Workshop

Santa's Workshop

1932

Animation

Everybody Loves Goofy

Everybody Loves Goofy

2003

Director

Countdown to Christmas

Countdown to Christmas

2002

Director

Mickey Mouse Disco

Mickey Mouse Disco

1980

Director

Superstar Goofy

Superstar Goofy

1972

Director

Barbecue for Two

Barbecue for Two

1960

Director

Popeye's Pizza Palace

Popeye's Pizza Palace

1960

Director

Popeye and the Giant

Popeye and the Giant

1960

Director

Plumbers Pipe Dream

Plumbers Pipe Dream

1960

Director

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

Director

Chips Ahoy

Chips Ahoy

1956

Director

Music Land

Music Land

1955

Director

The Goofy Success Story

The Goofy Success Story

1955

Director

Contrasts in Rhythm

Contrasts in Rhythm

1955

Director

Social Lion

Social Lion

1954

Director

Donald's Diary

Donald's Diary

1954

Director

The Lone Chipmunks

The Lone Chipmunks

1954

Director

Pigs Is Pigs

Pigs Is Pigs

1954

Director

Casey Bats Again

Casey Bats Again

1954

Director

Two for the Record

Two for the Record

1954

Director

How to Dance

How to Dance

1953

Director

For Whom the Bulls Toil

For Whom the Bulls Toil

1953

Director

Father's Day Off

Father's Day Off

1953

Director

Father's Week-End

Father's Week-End

1953

Director

How to Sleep

How to Sleep

1953

Director

Football (Now and Then)

Football (Now and Then)

1953

Director

Hello Aloha

Hello Aloha

1952

Director

Two Gun Goofy

Two Gun Goofy

1952

Director

Teachers are People

Teachers are People

1952

Director

How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

1952

Director

Father's Lion

Father's Lion

1952

Director

Two Weeks Vacation

Two Weeks Vacation

1952

Director

Man's Best Friend

Man's Best Friend

1952

Director

Cold War

Cold War

1951

Director

No Smoking

No Smoking

1951

Director

Lion Down

Lion Down

1951

Director

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

1951

Director

Tomorrow We Diet

Tomorrow We Diet

1951

Director

Fathers Are People

Fathers Are People

1951

Director

Get Rich Quick

Get Rich Quick

1951

Director

Home Made Home

Home Made Home

1951

Director

Motor Mania

Motor Mania

1950

Director

Hold That Pose

Hold That Pose

1950

Director

The Brave Engineer

The Brave Engineer

1950

Director

Goofy Gymnastics

Goofy Gymnastics

1949

Director

Tennis Racquet

Tennis Racquet

1949

Director

Bumble Boogie

Bumble Boogie

1948

Director

Melody Time

Melody Time

1948

Director

Bongo

Bongo

1947

Director

Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free

1947

Director

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

1946

Director

The Martins and the Coys

The Martins and the Coys

1946

Director

All the Cats Join In

All the Cats Join In

1946

Director

Make Mine Music

Make Mine Music

1946

Director

Tiger Trouble

Tiger Trouble

1945

Director

Duck Pimples

Duck Pimples

1945

Director

African Diary

African Diary

1945

Director

Californy 'Er Bust

Californy 'Er Bust

1945

Director

Hockey Homicide

Hockey Homicide

1945

Director

How to Play Football

How to Play Football

1944

Director

How to Be a Sailor

How to Be a Sailor

1944

Director

How to Play Golf

How to Play Golf

1944

Director

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

1944

Director

Der Fuehrer's Face

Der Fuehrer's Face

1943

Director

Victory Vehicles

Victory Vehicles

1943

Director

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

1942

Director

How to Swim

How to Swim

1942

Director

How to Fish

How to Fish

1942

Director

How to Play Baseball

How to Play Baseball

1942

Director

The Olympic Champ

The Olympic Champ

1942

Director

El Gaucho Goofy

El Gaucho Goofy

1942

Director

Dumbo

Dumbo

1941

Director

The Art of Skiing

The Art of Skiing

1941

Director

Baggage Buster

Baggage Buster

1941

Director

The Art of Self Defense

The Art of Self Defense

1941

Director

How to Ride a Horse

How to Ride a Horse

1941

Director

Bone Trouble

Bone Trouble

1940

Director

Goofy's Glider

Goofy's Glider

1940

Director

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1940

Director

Barbecue for Two

Barbecue for Two

1960

Producer

Popeye's Pizza Palace

Popeye's Pizza Palace

1960

Producer

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