Actor

Norman McLaren

Directing

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Movies: 69Series: 0Crew credits: 62

TMDB ID: 1065698

IMDb ID: nm0572235

Known for: Directing

Born: April 11, 1914

Died: February 27, 1987

Age: 72

Place of birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1935 - 2024

Years active: 90

Average TMDB rating: 6.32

Wikidata: Q716552

Also known as

N. McLaren • McLaren

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Director (59)Animation (1)Music (1)Producer (1)

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Biography

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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