Directing
Norman McLaren
Also Known As: N. McLaren, McLaren
Birth Date
April 11, 1914
Death Date
February 27, 1987
(passed away at 72)
Place of Birth
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Popularity
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Biography
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.
Photos
Movie
Evelyn Lambart
2006
star5.5
Movie
Mosaic
1965
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Movie
Pinscreen
1973
star7.0
Movie
Opening Speech
Self
1969
Movie
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
Archive Footage
2009
star10.0
Movie
Tour en l'air
Self
1973
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Movie
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
Self
1972
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Movie
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
Self
1970
Movie
Beginnings
2006
Movie
Birdlings
2006
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Movie
Pen Point Percussion
Self
1951
Movie
War and Peace
Self
2005
Movie
Blurr Test
2006
Movie
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
1985
Movie
Painting with Light
2006
Movie
The Art of Motion
2006
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Movie
McLaren on McLaren
Self
1983
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Movie
Grierson
Self (archive footage)
1973
Movie
Tanguy Landscape Test
Narrator (voice)
2006
star10.0
Movie
Daedalus
sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
2024