Samuel McKim

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Sam McKim
Biographical information
Aliases	Samuel McKim Sammy McKim
Affiliation	Walt Disney Company
Date of birth	December 20, 1924
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death	July 9, 2004
Place of death	Burbank, California, USA
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Man

Samuel "Sam" McKim (1924-2004) was a real-life actor and artist who worked for the Walt Disney Company. McKim made artwork for the Disney theme-parks including concept-art for the Jungle Cruise. Sam's best known contribution is concept-artwork for the character who became Trader Sam; said character being an infamously racist element of the Jungle Cruise.

Jungle Cruise tributes

• It is sometimes asserted (but not fully confirmed) that Trader Sam is named after his designer, Samuel McKim.
• McKim's concept art for Trader Sam was hung up in Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar where it was identified as Sam's alleged grandfather, "Trader Bill".

Gallery

Concept art of Trader Sam by McKim mounted in the Enchanted Tiki Bar