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After Walt Disney died in 1966, Floyd Norman left the Disney studio to co-found Vignette Films, Inc., with business partner animator/director Leo Sullivan. Vignette Films, Inc. produced six animated films and was one of the first companies to produce films on the subject of black history.
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. Now...
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Sep 10, 2015 · You left Disney after he passed away in 1966, and went on to do other things, such as working for other animation production companies, and even forming your own production company. But you eventually came back to Disney, and eventually worked for Pixar, but as a writer.
Animator Floyd Norman’s childhood dream of working at Walt Disney Animation Studios came true in 1956, and, at the age of 81, he’s not done yet. Norman is the subject of the recent documentary, An Animated Life, which chronicles his life as the first African-American artist to work at Disney, and how he persisted when they forced him into ...
Feb 15, 2017 · But after serving, Norman came back to Disney Studios to work on 1961’s “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” and 1963’s “The Sword in the Stone.” He also contributed to the groundbreaking animated sequences in 1964’s “Mary Poppins,” which combined both hand-drawn animation and live-action performances.
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 25, 2016 · When Disney died unexpectedly in 1966, Norman ended up leaving the company for a time to try other things. It was, Brown-Norman says, like losing a father: “There was nobody left to please.”
