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Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.


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Born:
Apr 11, 1914 In Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the movie Pen Point Percussion 1951-03-01
Latest Project:
Movie Daedalus 2024-07-17
Known For
Poster of The Art of Motion
Poster of Birdlings
Poster of Evelyn Lambart
Poster of Tanguy Landscape Test
Filmography
Movie Daedalus sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren 2024-07-17
Movie Birdlings 2006-01-01
Movie Evelyn Lambart 2006-01-01
Movie Tanguy Landscape Test Narrator (Voice) 2006-01-01
Movie The Art of Motion 2006-01-01
Movie Blurr Test 2006-01-01
Movie Beginnings 2006-01-01
Movie McLaren and Space 2006-01-01
Movie Painting with Light 2006-01-01
Movie War and Peace Self 2005-01-01
Movie On the Farm 2003-01-14
Movie Creative Process: Norman McLaren Himself (archive footage) 1990-01-01
Movie Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short 1985-01-01
Movie McLaren on McLaren Himself 1983-05-13
Movie Pinscreen 1973-05-12
Movie Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren Self 1972-07-26
Movie The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees 1970-05-12
Movie Mosaic 1965-07-29
Movie Opening Speech Himself 1961-01-01
Movie New York Lightboard Record Himself - seen with man in hat 1961-01-01
Movie Pen Point Percussion Himself 1951-03-01