- Was very critical and precise about his work, that when it came to him drawing something he didn't feel was at his full potential, he took it into his office, attached it to the wall, took out a gun, and shot the drawing.
- Was part of the inner circle of Disney animators, known as the "nine old men". The other members were Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery and Les Clark.
- Became Walt Disney's "nephew" when he married Phyllis Bounds, Lillian Disney's niece.
- Employed at Walt Disney Productions from June 25, 1934 to April 30, 1976.
- Two children with wife Laura, Sybil Kahl Byrnes and Peter Kahl.
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