Floyd Norman

Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935) is an American animator, writer, and cartoonist. He has worked for animation companies such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears, Film Roman, and Pixar. Norman's passion for animation was ignited when he watched Disney films like Dumbo and Bambi. He studied illustration at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Norman began his career as an assistant to Katy Keene comic book artist Bill Woggon. In 1957, he joined The Walt Disney Company as an inbetweener on Sleeping Beauty, becoming the first African-American artist to have a long-term position at the studio. Following his military service, he returned to Disney to work on films like One Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Sword in the Stone.