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Disney's first African-American animator
Every other year, someone is awarded Disney Legend status for having made an extraordinary contribution to the Walt Disney Company. Floyd Norman is one of the chosen few. In 1956, he became the studio's first African-American animator and worked on some of its most iconic creations, as he tells Outlook's Maryam Maruf.
Image: Animator Floyd Norman who worked for Walt Disney Studios
Credit: Michael Fiore Films
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