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- Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935) 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.
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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.
Sep 10, 2015 · The animator and story-writer started as his career as a comic book artist before moving over to Disney during the 1950’s, becoming the first black animator at Disney where he worked on classics of the period such as “Sleeping Beauty,” “101 Dalmatians,” “The Sword in the Stone,” and “The Jungle Book.”
Feb 15, 2017 · The 2016 documentary “Floyd Norman: An Animated Life” (now available on Netflix) provides a unique look at one of Disney’s most underrated, yet most integral, artists. Norman’s career spans much of the Walt Disney Studio’s history, but Norman is also a trailblazing producer as one of the co-founders of Vignette Films, one of the first ...
Aug 6, 2020 · We discuss this with Floyd Norman, who joined Disney in 1957 as the company’s first Black illustrator and, more recently, celebrated his 85th birthday in June. His credits include The Sword and the Stone , Sleeping Beauty , and Toy Story 2 .
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Norman had his start as an assistant to comic book artist Bill Woggon, who lived in the Santa Barbara, California, area that Norman grew up in. Norman first joined the Disney studio in 1956. As an inbetweener on Sleeping Beauty, he assisted Frank Thomas working on the fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. As an assistant animator on Mary Poppins,...
"Floydering" is a phrase first used by friends and colleagues at the Walt Disney Studios (and eventually adopted by the Disney fan community) to describe Norman and his particular creative process. The phrase was further expounded upon in a short videounveiled at Norman's 80th birthday party held at Disney Studios.
Norman was a recipient of the Winsor McCay Award for Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation at the 2002 Annie Awards. Norman was named a Disney Legend in 2007. In 2008, he appeared as Guest of Honor at Anthrocon 2008 and at Comic-Con International, where he was given an Inkpot Award. In 2013, Norman was honored with...
Sep 30, 2015 · Floyd E. Norman is an animator, comic book artist, and script writer who made history in 1956 by becoming the first African American cartoon animator at the Disney studios, where he worked directly with Walt Disney. Norman was born on June 22, 1935, in Santa Barbara, California.
Aug 26, 2016 · If you've seen Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book or the Toy Story movies, you've seen the work of animator Floyd Norman; for decades, he has helped bring Disney and Pixar classics to life.
