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Samuel Armstrong

Born February 5, 1893 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADied September 29, 19765 films

Samuel Armstrong was an American animation director.

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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.

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Fantasia posterFirst watchFantasia19407.3Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over…View film

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Filmography

5 films as director
  1. 1946Blue BayouDirector
  2. 1942Clair de LuneDirector
  3. 1941DumboDirector
  4. 1940FantasiaDirector
  5. 1940Toccata and Fugue in D MinorDirector