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. He was active in the animation industry throughout the 1920s and 1930s and was best known for his animation work at Walt Disney Productions. He spent a good chunk of his later career directing training films for the United States Army.