5 Interesting Facts About Black Animation Pioneer Floyd Norman

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Vignette Films, Inc.

After a decade at Disney, Norman and animator/ director Leo Sullivan started Vignette Films to produce work of their own. From 1966 to 1970, the small company produced six animated films that featured stories about Black history. The company also produced the very first Fat Albert cartoon,  Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert in 1969.