C. O. "Sam" Slyfield


Bambi (1942)
Sound recordist at Disney whose first credit was FANTASIA (1940). Other notable credits at the studio include VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER (1943), THE THREE CABALLEROS (1944), SONG OF THE SOUTH (1946), FUN AND FANCY FREE (1947), SO DEAR TO MY HEART (1948), THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS and THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD (both 1949). He became sound director in 1950, and his credits in that capacity include CINDERELLA and BEAVER VALLEY (both 1950), ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951), PETER PAN and BEAR COUNTRY (both 1953), 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954), DAVY CROCKETT, KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER and LADY AND THE TRAMP (both 1955), and THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1958).

 Nominated for Sound Recording 1942: BAMBI
 Nominated for Sound Recording 1943: SALUDOS, AMIGOS
 Nominated for Sound Recording 1945: THE THREE CABALLEROS
 Scientific or Technical Awards (Class III) 1946: For the design and development of an audio finder and track viewer for checking and locating noise in sound tracks. [w. Arthur F. Blinn, & Robert O. Cook (Walt Disney Studio Sound Dept.)]

3 nominations, 1 Scientific/Techical Award