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NORMAN started his career in 1956 at Walt Disney
Studios as an inbetweener on Sleeping Beauty,
where he became the first African-American artist
to remain at the studio on a long-term basis. He has
worked as an animator, layout artist, storyboard
artist, writer, and director, and continues to pursue
his passion for the craft by consulting for Disney.
from left: Floyd Norman,
Bob Foster and Tim Walker
BAER began in 1970 at
Filmation as a layout
artist. The Winsor
McCay Award winner
has worked as an
animator, supervising
animator, character
designer and in visual
development at
Walt Disney Feature
Animation, Bill
Melendez Studios,
and many more.
from left: Wayne Carlisi, Dale Baer, wife Teddy,
Cathlin Hidalgo-Polvani, and Mike Polvani
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Starting out, FOSTER found work at small,
commercial studios; by 1969, he was an
assistant animator at Filmation. Over his career,
he's worked as an assistant animator, layout
artist, storyboard artist and writer (Disney
Publishing) at Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon,
DreamWorks, Warner Bros., and more.
