Norman McLaren
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 11, 1914
Day of Death: February 27, 1987 (73 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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2006
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Painting with Light
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Blurr Test
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Beginnings
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McLaren and Space
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The Art of Motion
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Tanguy Landscape Test
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Birdlings
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Evelyn Lambart
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The Seasons
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Out-of-Focus Cloudscape
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McLaren at Play
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Blurr Test
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Little Negro
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Chaplin Test
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Pen Drawings
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Birdlings
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The Hypnosis Film
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Surrealistic Hand Drawing