Samuel Armstrong

Born

February 5, 1893 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died

September 29, 1976

• animation_department
• Director
• Writer

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.