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Feb 25, 2022 · Disney's first Black animator, Floyd Norman, has been making magic for over six decades. And at 86, he's still going strong.
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Feb 16, 2022 · Since February 7th, the film is now available to stream on the Criterion Channel, along with a selection of short films made by Vignette Films, Inc., one of the first Black-owned production companies in Hollywood that was created by Norman along with Leo Sullivan, Norman Edelen and Richard Allen.
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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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.
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.
Jun 8, 2020 · Today Norman can be found on the Disney property mentoring other artists and collaborating on Disney animation projects. At nearly 85 years of age, he has no intention of stopping. For Norman it is more than a job – it is an honor.
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Sep 10, 2015 · Now the still-active, 80-years-young Norman is one of the creators of the website Afrokids.com. He’s also one of the of the Disney animators featured in the PBS/American Experience two-part, four-hour documentary on the life and career of Walt Disney, which is being broadcast this week on the network.