Thomas Augustin Palmer (né Antonio Giuseppe Alfonso Pipolo; 30 June 1902[1] – 21 November 1972[2]) was an Italian-American animator, cartoon director, and U.S. training film supervisor.
When Walter Lantz took over the Oswald series in 1929, Palmer left Winkler to join his initial staff, alongside animator Rollin Hamilton and composer Bert Fiske.
In the story conferences which determined the contents of the film, Palmer would suggest adding "a funny piece of business", a visual gag, but only in a broad manner.
[7] After leaving Warner Bros., Palmer continued directing cartoons at the Van Beuren Studio along with close friend and ex-Disney director Burt Gillett.
[11][12][4] In 1952, he recalled active duty, where he continued to supervise training films for the Signal Corps Pictorial Center in East Meadow, New York.
[4] In 1954, Palmer won first place in the Freedoms Foundation Armed Forces letter contest out of 7,000 written submissions on the topic "What America Means to Me".