Norman McLaren
Known for Directing
Details
Birthday: April 11, 1914
Deathday: February 27, 1987
Place of birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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.
Actor
2024
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2003
1983
1973
1973
1973
1969
1965
1951
Director
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2003
1983
1973
1972
1971
1969
1969
1968
1965
1964
1963
1963
1962
1961
1961
1960
1960
1960
1959
1959
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1953
1952
1952
1951
1951
1951
1950
1950
1950
1949
1949
1949
1948
1948
1947
1947
1946
1944
1944
1944
1944
1943
1943
1943
1942
1942
1941
1941
1941
1940
1940
1940
1939
1939
1939
1939
1939
1938
1937
1937
1936
1936
1935
1935