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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 .
Nov 5, 2007 · Floyd Norman is an animator and script writer who worked on Disney classics such as The Jungle Book and The Lion King. He also co-founded Vignette Films, produced educational films and won the Winsor McKay Lifetime Achievement Award.
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.
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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...
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Floyd Norman is a writer and animator who worked on Disney classics such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan and Dinosaur. He was also the first African American animator at Disney and wrote a book about his experience.
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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.
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Floyd E. Norman is an American animator, who worked on the Walt Disney animated feature films Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book, along with various animated short projects at Disney in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
