Samuel Armstrong

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1893-02-05

Deathday 1976-09-29 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As Sam Armstrong

Samuel Armstrong

Biography

Samuel Armstrong was an American animation director. Armstrong was an American animator and director best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios. He co-directed segments of the animated classics Fantasia (1940), including "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria," and Dumbo (1941). Armstrong's innovative contributions to animation helped shape the early successes of Disney's feature films.

Known For

Director

1958
1946
Blue Bayou

as Director

1942
Bambi

as Co-Director

1942
Clair de Lune

as Director

1941
Dumbo

as Director

1940
Fantasia

as Director

Art

1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

as Background Designer