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On February 7, 2022 our award-winning feature documentary "Floyd Norman: An Animated Life" begins a multi-year run with The Criterion Channel.
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May 6, 2020 · At 84 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-America animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company force-retired him at age...
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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.
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 Norman: An Animated Life. In 1956, Floyd Norman made history when he became the first Black animator to be hired by Disney, where he worked on such classics as SLEEPING BEAUTY and 101 DALMATIANS before being selected by Walt Disney himself to serve on the story team for THE JUNGLE BOOK.
On February 7, 2022 our award-winning feature documentary "Floyd Norman: An Animated Life" begins a multi-year run with The Criterion Channel. Following its...
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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.
