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Feb 25, 2022 · black history month. Floyd Norman, Disney's first Black animator, still going strong at 86. 'Floyd Norman: An Animated Life' now streaming on Criterion Channel. By Hosea Sanders and Marsha...
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Feb 16, 2022 · “Floyd Norman: An Animated Life” depicts Norman’s lively narrative through original animations created from Norman’s hand-drawn gag drawings. Fiore and Sharkey’s cameras follow Norman throughout various locations key to his life including the Disney campus.
Nov 20, 2022 · Someone who has both witnessed and been there for a large part of the studio’s journey – over a whopping span of 66 years – is legendary animator and writer, Floyd Norman.
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Nov 18, 2022 · The Credits spoke to Floyd Norman about the documentary and about how Disney’s iconic and beloved character impacted his life and career.
Aug 26, 2016 · Now 81, Norman still works for Disney, where he has plied his trade, on and off, since he became the studio's first African-American animator in the 1950s.
Jul 8, 2020 · While Black people are not a monolith, it’s still surprising to hear Norman’s support for Song Of The South. He’s a Black animation icon. As told in the documentary about him, Floyd Norman: An Animated Life , Norman, now 85, started working for Disney in 1957 as an in-betweener on Sleeping Beauty.
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Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935) [1] is an American animator, writer, and cartoonist. Over the course of his career, he has worked for various animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears, Film Roman and Pixar.
