[2] On September 21, 1904, Kimble was born in Bakersfield, California, one of five children born to Sarah Elizabeth Stanley and Arthur William Kimble.
[3][4][5] Beginning in 1924, Kimble worked for several years as a reporter with The Bakersfield Californian before making his screenwriting debut in 1936 with All American Chump.
[6][7][8] He was a charter member of the Screen Writers Guild.
[9][10] On June 1, 1935, Kimble married Marjorie Hedrick.
[11] On September 3, 1977, Kimble died of a heart attack at Valley Presbyterian Hospital.