Floyd Norman is an American animator who worked on the Walt Disney animated features 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. In 1956, he was the first African American animator at the Disney studios. At age 83, he still works as a storyboard artist, and is a freelance consultant for the Walt Disney Company.
Floyd was a recipient of the “Winsor McCay Award” for recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation at the 2002 Annie Awards. Norman was named a “Disney Legend” in 2007. In 2008, he appeared as Guest of Honor at Anthrocon 2008 and at Comic-Con International, where he was given an “Inkpot Award”. In 2013, Norman was honored with the “Sergio Award” from The Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). In 2015 Norman received the “Friz Freleng Award for Lifetime Achievement for Excellence in Animation” from the International Family Film Festival. In 2016 Norman was appointed to the education and outreach committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In June 2018, Norman received an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy degree from Cogswell Polytechnical College.
