1914-04-11 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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Daedalus | sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren | 2024-07-17 |
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Evelyn Lambart | 2006-01-01 | |
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Painting with Light | 2006-01-01 | |
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Tanguy Landscape Test | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
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Birdlings | 2006-01-01 | |
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The Art of Motion | 2006-01-01 | |
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Beginnings | 2006-01-01 | |
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McLaren and Space | 2006-01-01 | |
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Blurr Test | 2006-01-01 | |
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War and Peace | Self | 2005-01-01 |
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On the Farm | 2003-01-14 | |
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Creative Process: Norman McLaren | Self (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short | 1985-01-01 | |
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McLaren on McLaren | Self | 1983-05-13 |
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Grierson | Self (archive footage) | 1973-09-13 |
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Pinscreen | 1973-05-12 | |
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren | Self | 1972-07-26 |
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The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees | Self | 1970-05-12 |
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Mosaic | 1965-07-29 | |
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Opening Speech | Self | 1961-01-01 |
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New York Lightboard Record | Self - Seen with Man in Hat | 1961-01-01 |
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Pen Point Percussion | Self | 1951-03-01 |