Norman McLaren
April 11, 1914 (110 years old) in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·Daedalusas sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
- 2006 ·The Art of Motionas
- 2006 ·Evelyn Lambartas
- 2006 ·Painting with Lightas
- 2006 ·Blurr Testas
- 2006 ·Beginningsas
- 2006 ·McLaren and Spaceas
- 2006 ·Tanguy Landscape Testas Narrator (Voice)
- 2006 ·Birdlingsas
- 2005 ·War and Peaceas Self
- 2003 ·On the Farmas
- 1990 ·Creative Process: Norman McLarenas Himself (archive footage)
- 1985 ·Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Shortas
- 1983 ·McLaren on McLarenas Himself
- 1973 ·Pinscreenas
- 1972 ·Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLarenas Self
- 1970 ·The Eye Hears, the Ear Seesas
- 1965 ·Mosaicas
- 1961 ·Opening Speechas Himself
- 1961 ·New York Lightboard Recordas Himself - seen with man in hat
- 1951 ·Pen Point Percussionas Himself