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Norman McLaren
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Norman McLaren

Born April 11, 1914 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Died February 27, 1987

6 films

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.

Filmography 6

Pas de Deux (1968) movie poster
Pas de Deux1968
Christmas Cracker (1963) movie poster
Christmas Cracker1963
A Chairy Tale (1957) movie poster
A Chairy Tale1957
Blinkity Blank (1955) movie poster
Blinkity Blank1955
Neighbours (1952) movie poster
Neighbours1952
Begone Dull Care (1949) movie poster
Begone Dull Care1949