Samuel Armstrong

Directing · 10 movies

Born February 5, 1893

Died September 29, 1976 (aged 83)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bambi Dumbo