Leo D. Sullivan, an animator who worked on cartoons such as the 'Soul Train' opening sequence and 'The Incredible Hulk,' has died at age 82.
While managing animation studios based in the United States, China and the Philippines, he oversaw development for animated series and movies distributed in the United States, Thailand, Spain, France, Canada, Australia, Germany and Ireland.
Beyond Hollywood, Sullivan collaborated with the California Science Center, taught classical 2-D animation and digital animation at the Art Institute of California — Orange County and lectured at UCLA. In 1979 and again in 1991, Sullivan received accolades from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in Oakland. His work has also been exhibited at the San Francisco Cartoon Museum and the Los Angeles African American Museum.
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