Norman McLaren

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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Date of Birth
Apr 11, 1914
Place of Birth
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Date of Death
Feb 27, 1987
Age
72
Known For
Directing
Also Known As
N. McLaren
McLaren
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Neighbours
1952
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation, Music
Begone Dull Care
1949
Director, Editor, Animation
Pas de Deux
1968
Director
Blinkity Blank
1955
Director, Producer, Animation, Writer
Narcissus
1983
Director
Synchromy
1971
Director
A Chairy Tale
1957
Director
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