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Toon Tuesday: What was it like to work at the Mouse Factory back in the 1950s?

Disney Legend Floyd Norman talks about what it was like to work at Walt Disney Studios in the post-strike era. And to Floyd's way of thinking, "The Bad Old Days" were pretty darned good Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 06, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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Toon Tuesday: Jim Fletcher, Disney Artist and the Ultimate Hollywood Fan

Disney Legend Floyd Norman launches a new series at JHM by talking about a co-worker of his who really did seem to know everyone who was anyone in Tinsel town Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

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Toon Tuesday : Here's to the real survivors

Disney Legend Floyd Norman pays tribute to all those animation veterans who have hung in there through the tough times Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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Toon Tuesday : Getting a head with Blaine Gibson

Disney Legend Floyd Norman pays tribute to a master animator & sculptor. Who -- due to his soft-spoken nature -- often doesn't get the attention that he deserves Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments

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Toon Tuesday: A tribute to Hurricane Eva

Precious little is known about the early women animators at Walt Disney Studios. Floyd Norman returns with a profile of one female artist you should really know about Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 7 Comments