Veteran Disney Film Editor Norman "Stormy" Palmer Passes Away at 94

Veteran Disney film editor Norman “Stormy” Palmer passed away on Saturday, March 23 at his home in Northridge, California from age-related natural causes.  He was 94 years old.  Palmer worked at The Walt Disney Studios for 45 years, and became closely associated with the acclaimed series of “True-Life Adventure” films.  Among the popular titles in that series that he edited are “The Living Desert,” “The African Lion,” “Beaver Valley,” “White Wilderness,” and “Nature’s Half Acre.”  He also served as editor on such classic Disney live-action films as “Ten Who Dared,” “The Incredible Journey,” and “The Gnome-Mobile,” and has more than 20 editing credits on the Disney television anthology series.  Palmer served as a mentor to the late Roy E. Disney, who began his career in the Studio’s Editorial department and went on to help guide the Company as vice chairman and head of animation for two decades.