Floyd Norman
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Disney Legend, 2007 Inkpot Award, 2008 Sergio Award, 2013 Friz Freleng Award, 2015 AAFCA Special Achievement Award, 2016 Milton Caniff Award, 2019 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2021 | |
Website | http://floydnormancom.squarespace.com |
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Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935).
Life and career
Norman's love for animated pictures started when he watched the Disney feature films
After Walt Disney died in 1966, Floyd Norman left the Disney studio to co-found Vignette Films, Inc., with business partner animator/director
Norman returned to Disney at one point in the early 1970s to work on the Disney animated feature Robin Hood, and worked on several animated television programs at Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears. In the 1980s he worked as a writer in the comic strip department at Disney and was the last scripter for the Mickey Mouse comic strip before it was discontinued.[8]
He has worked on motion pictures for
Norman has also published several books of cartoons inspired by his lifetime of experiences in the animation industry, Faster! Cheaper!: The Flip Side to the Art of Animation
Norman has also authored a semi-biographical animation primer, titled: Animated Life: A Lifetime of Tips, tricks, techniques and Stories from an Animation Legend (Animation Masters)
He is a columnist for the websites JimHillMedia.com and AfroKids.com.
In 2016 Norman was appointed to the education and outreach committee of the
Debuting at the 2017
Norman was also part of a Members Only Preview for the behind-the-scenes exhibition titled Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece during a special talk alongside Andreas Deja, Darleen Carr and Bruce Reitherman which took place on June 22, 2022.[14] The exhibition took place at The Walt Disney Family Museum from June 23, 2022, to January 8, 2023.[15]
Awards and honors
Norman was inducted into the
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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1959 | Sleeping Beauty | clean-up artist/in between artist (uncredited) |
1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | animator of Kanine Krunchies commercial (uncredited) |
1963 | The Sword in the Stone | assistant animator (uncredited) |
1967 | The Jungle Book | story artist (uncredited) |
1973 | Robin Hood | assistant animator (uncredited) |
1979 | Scooby Goes Hollywood | layout artist |
1994 | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | storyboard artist |
A Flintstones Christmas Carol | storyboard artist | |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | story |
1998 | Mulan | story |
1999 | Toy Story 2 | additional story artist |
2000 | The Tigger Movie | additional story artist |
Dinosaur | story artist | |
2001 | Monsters, Inc. | additional story artist |
2002 | Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | additional story artist |
2005 | Kronk's New Groove | additional story artist |
2013 | Free Birds | additional story artist |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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1969 | Skyhawks | Animator |
1969 | Hot Wheels | animator |
1970 | Josie and the Pussycats | Layout Artist |
1972 | Sealab 2020 | Layout Artist |
1973 | Goober and the Ghost Chasers | Layout Artist |
1974 | Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch | Layout Artist |
1976 | Jabberjaw | animator |
1977 | I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Layout Artist |
1977 | Laff-A-Lympics | Layout Artist |
1978 | Yogi's Space Race | Layout Artst |
1978–1979 | Godzilla |
key layout artist |
1981 | The Kwicky Koala Show | story director |
1981–1989 | The Smurfs | layout artist/story director/storyboard artist |
1981 | Super Friends | Key Layout Artist |
1982 | Pac-Man | layout artist |
1984 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | story director/layout artist |
1984–1987 | Snorks | story director |
1987 | Beverly Hills Teens | storyboard artist |
1988–1994 | Garfield and Friends | storyboard artist |
2002 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | storyboard artist |
2008 | Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns | storyboard artist |
2013 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | storyboard artist |
2015 | Robot Chicken | storyboard artist |
2020 | Pawn Stars | appeared as himself, episode: "I Don't Give a Dime" |
References
- ^ a b "Disney Legends: Floyd Norman". D23.com (Disney). Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- Salon. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Floyd Norman's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Shostak, Stu (03-28-2012). "Interview with Floyd Norman". Stu's Show. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- The HistoryMakers. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ AfroKids official website Archived August 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Norman, Floyd. "The Real Fat Albert".
- ^ Norman, Floyd. "One Mouse, two Floyds," Jim Hill Media (July 20, 2004).
- ^ "Member Profile: Floyd Norman - Blurb Books".
- ^ "Floyd Norman: An Animated Life". floydnormanmovie.com.
- ^ "THE ACADEMY ADDS DIVERSE VOICES TO ITS LEADERSHIP". March 16, 2016.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (March 15, 2016). "Film academy appoints three diverse new governors, others to leadership positions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "D23 Expo - Book Review: A Kiss Goodnight". July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Members Only Preview: Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece Member Preview Night". The Walt Disney Family Museum. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece". The Walt Disney Family Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Inductees". www.blackfilmmakershalloffamearchives.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
- ^ "30th Annie Awards".
- ^ "Inkpot Award". December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Comic Art Professional Society". July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014.
- ^ "DFC Awards". DISNEYANA FAN CLUB | PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF WALT DISNEY.
- ^ "International Family Film Festival".
- ^ "The International Family Film Festival". October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Legendary Disney animator Floyd Norman to receive African American Film Critics award". Los Angeles Daily News. October 25, 2016.
- ^ Caslin, Yvette. "2017 AAFCA Special Achievement Honors highlights film and TV influencers".
- ^ "Floyd Norman Shines Through Inspiration Uniqueness And Consistency". cogswell.edu.
- ^ "Floyd Norman to Receive Milton Caniff Award". The Daily Cartoonist. April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Floyd Norman to receive the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award!".
- ^ "Floyd Norman".
External links
- "Floyd Norman official site". Archived from the original on April 25, 2016.
- Floyd Norman at IMDb
- "Floyd Norman". (biography) AfroKids.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015.
- "Floyd Norman Columns". JimHillMedia.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.