Leo D. Sullivan

Leo D. Sullivan ( – March 25, 2023) was an American writer and director of animated films, and a pioneer in black animation. With Floyd Norman, who he met working on Beanie and Cecil, he launched Vignette Films, later Vignette Multimedia, and worked on the original animated Soul Train logo. They also produced short films geared toward a high school audience on leaders in the African-American community.

Sullivan worked for Bob Clampett Productions as an animation cel polisher before moving up to working as an artist and animator. His company, Leo Sullivan Multimedia, is behind brands such as AfroKids.

Filmography Round Trip to the Moon (1972) Examining the Moon (1972) Men to Meet the Challenge (1972) Living in Space (1972)