Norman McLaren


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Actor | Director | Writer | Producer | Music

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 Fes...

Place of Birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Date of Birth: Apr 11, 1914

Date of Death: Feb 27, 1987


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Filmography

Actor (6 Known Credits)


Director (68 Known Credits)


On the Farm

Director

Narcissus

Director

Pin Screen

Director

Ballet Adagio

Director

Synchromy

Director

Spheres

Director

Pas de Deux

Director

Mosaic

Director

Canon

Director

Opening Speech

Director

Le merle

Director

Serenal

Director

A Chairy Tale

Director

Rythmetic

Director

Blinkity Blank

Director

Two Bagatelles

Director

Neighbours

Director

A Phantasy

Director

Fiddle-de-dee

Director

Hoppity Pop

Director

C'est l'aviron

Director

Alouette

Director

The Head Test

Director

Dollar Dance

Director

Barrel Zoom

Director

Hen Hop

Director

5 for 4

Director

V for Victory

Director

Mail Early

Director

Dots

Director

Boogie-Doodle

Director

Loops

Director

Spook Sport

Director

Scherzo

Director

Mony a Pickle

Director

Book Bargain

Director

Hell Unltd

Director

7 Till 5

Director

Doors

Director

On the Farm (2003)
Director
Director
Narcissus (1983)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Pin Screen (1973)
Director
Ballet Adagio (1972)
Director
Synchromy (1971)
Director
Spheres (1969)
Director
Pas de Deux (1968)
Director
Mosaic (1965)
Director
Canon (1964)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Le merle (1959)
Director
Director
Serenal (1959)
Director
Director
A Chairy Tale (1957)
Director
Rythmetic (1956)
Director
Director
Director
Neighbours (1952)
Director
A Phantasy (1952)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Fiddle-de-dee (1947)
Director
Hoppity Pop (1946)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Alouette (1944)
Director
The Head Test (1944)
Director
Dollar Dance (1943)
Director
Barrel Zoom (1943)
Director
Hen Hop (1942)
Director
5 for 4 (1942)
Director
V for Victory (1941)
Director
Mail Early (1941)
Director
Dots (1940)
Director
Boogie-Doodle (1940)
Director
Loops (1940)
Director
Spook Sport (1940)
Director
Director
Scherzo (1939)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Mony a Pickle (1938)
Director
Director
Book Bargain (1937)
Director
Hell Unltd (1936)
Director
Director
Director
7 Till 5 (1933)
Director
Director

Writer (1 Known Credits)


Neighbours

Writer

Neighbours (1952)
Writer

Producer (7 Known Credits)


Producer
Neighbours (1952)
Producer
Twirligig (1952)
Producer
Producer
Mail Early (1941)
Producer
Spook Sport (1940)
Producer

Music (2 Known Credits)


Music
Neighbours (1952)
Music

Sound Designer (1 Known Credits)


Now Is the Time

Sound Designer

Sound Designer

Animation (3 Known Credits)


Blinkity Blank

Animation

Neighbours

Animation

Mail Early

Animation

Animation
Neighbours (1952)
Animation
Mail Early (1941)
Animation

Animation Director (2 Known Credits)


Now Is the Time

Animation Director

Around Is Around

Animation Director

Animation Director
Animation Director

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