Kenneth Muse

Kenneth Lee "Ken" Muse was an American animator.
Muse worked briefly at Walt Disney Studio, where he was Preston Blair's assistant on Fantasia (he helped animate "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" scenes).Mayerson, Mark, "Animators and Their Scenes". Apatoons #44 (1991). Found on He also provided animation for various Donald Duck cartoons, such as The Autograph Hound (1939), Donald's Dog Laundry (1940), Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940), Put-Put Troubles (1940), and Donald's Garden (1942), as well as Mickey Mouse cartoons, such as Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940), The Little Whirlwind (1941), A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941), Canine Caddy (1941), Mickey's Birthday Party (1942), and Symphony Hour (1942).
Muse left Disney during the 1941 strike there and joined Metro Goldwyn Mayer's animation department in 1941, along with fellow animators Ray Patterson, Preston Blair, Ed Love, Walter Clinton, and Grant Simmons. After MGM closed their animation studio in 1957, Muse worked for Hanna-Barbara where he worked on shows, like The Flintstones, Top Cat, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Yogi Bear Show, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Hong Kong Phooey, and Jabberjaw.
He helped Disney as an assistant animator with Ben Burgess for The Fox and the Hound (1981), but he was uncredited.
He died on his 77th birthday.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1939	The Autograph Hound 	animator - uncredited
1940	Donald's Dog Laundry 	animator - uncredited
1940	Tugboat Mickey 	animator - uncredited
1940	Pinocchio 	animator (I've Got No Strings sequence)
1940	Mr. Duck Steps Out 	animator - uncredited
1940	Put-Put Troubles 	animator - uncredited
1940	Pluto's Dream House 	animator - uncredited
1940	Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip 	animator - uncredited
1940	Fantasia 	assistant animator - uncredited
1941	The Little Whirlwind 	animator - uncredited
1941	A Gentleman's Gentleman 	animator - uncredited
1941	Canine Caddy 	animator
1941	Truant Officer Donald 	animator - uncredited
1941	Lend a Paw 	animator - uncredited
1941	Dumbo 	animator - uncredited
1941	The Night Before Christmas	animator - uncredited
1942	Mickey's Birthday Party 	animator - uncredited
1942	Pluto Junior 	animator - uncredited
1942	Symphony Hour 	animator - uncredited
1942	The Army Mascot 	animator - uncredited
1942	Donald's Garden 	animator
1942	Bambi 	animator - uncredited
1942	Bellboy Donald 	animator
1943	Pluto and the Armadillo 	animator - uncredited
1947	Fun and Fancy Free 	animator - uncredited: "Mickey and the Beanstalk"
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	assistant animator - uncredited
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