Sammy McKim

Sammy McKim December 20 1924 July 9 2004 was a Canadian film actor and artist He graduated from Los Angeles Art Center with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and was born in Vancouver British Columbia He died in Burbank California from heart failure in 2004 McKim Served in the US Army in 1943 with his brother David McKim where he fought in the Korean War He earned the Distinguished Service Cross medal for being shot down in combat during the Korean War After the war McKim stopped acting and became an artist starting his career at the art department of Fox Studios before moving to the Walt Disney Company where hed stay for the next 32 years until his retirement in 1987 12 of which he would work closely with Walt Disney