Know as Fergy by his friends, Norm Ferguson was born on September 2, 1902. After studying commercial art he worked as a stenographer before leaving to work in animation. He got a job for Paul Terry's Fables Pictures Inc. After 9 years he started working for Disney. In a time when animators averaged 10 to 15 feet a day, Ferguson did 40 feet daily. His work set a new standard, not only for the speed, but more importantly, for his ability to bring expression and thought to characters. One of Ferguson's best loved scene (Pluto stuck to fly paper) is credited to be the first time an animator appears to be thinking on screen.During his time at Disney he worked on over 75 shorts.
By 1935 he was moved onto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs where he worked on the evil witch. His career continued on feature films and he can be seen in the live action shots of the Walt Disney Studios in the 1941 movie The Reluctant Dragon.
For a really complete biography of Ferguson, check out this article. Ferguson was named a Disney Legend in 1999.
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