Norman McLaren
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-04-11
Day of Death
1987-02-27 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Norman McLaren
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.
Acting
(2024)
Daedalus
as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Tanguy Landscape Test
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
War and Peace
as Self
(2003)
(1990)
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
(1983)
McLaren on McLaren
as Self
(1973)
(1972)
(1970)
(1965)
(1961)
New York Lightboard Record
as Self - Seen with Man in Hat
(1961)
Opening Speech
as Self
(1951)
Pen Point Percussion
as Self
Crew
(2006)
McLaren at Play
Director
(2006)
Out-of-Focus Cloudscape
Director
(2006)
Blurr Test
Director
(2006)
The Seasons
Director
(2006)
Little Negro
Director
(2006)
Chaplin Test
Director
(2006)
Birdlings
Director
(2006)
Surrealistic Hand Drawing
Director
(2006)
Pen Drawings
Director
(2006)
The Hypnosis Film
Director
(2003)
On the Farm
Director
(2003)
Six and Seven-Eighths
Director
(1990)
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Original Music Composer
(1983)
Narcissus
Director
(1978)
Animated Motion: Part 5
Director
(1977)
Animated Motion: Part 2
Director
(1977)
Animated Motion: Part 3
Director
(1977)
Animated Motion: Part 4
Director
(1976)
Animated Motion: Part 1
Director
(1973)
Pinscreen
Director
(1972)
Ballet Adagio
Director, Producer, Animation
(1971)
Synchromy
Director
(1969)
Spheres
Animation, Producer, Director
(1968)
Pas de Deux
Director
(1967)
Korean Alphabet
Music
(1965)
Mosaic
Director, Animation, Producer, Music
(1964)
Canon
Director
(1963)
Christmas Cracker
Director
(1963)
Seven Surprizes
Director
(1962)
Lines: Horizontal
Director, Animation, Producer
(1961)
New York Lightboard Record
Director, Producer
(1961)
Opening Speech
Director, Writer
(1961)
The Flicker Film
Director
(1960)
Lines: Vertical
Director, Animation, Producer
(1960)
Test A for Synchromy
Director
(1960)
Test B For Synchromy
Director
(1959)
Mail Early for Christmas
Director, Producer, Animation
(1959)
Serenal
Director
(1959)
Short and Suite
Director
(1959)
Doors
Director
(1958)
Blackbird
Director
(1957)
A Chairy Tale
Director
(1956)
Rythmetic
Director
(1955)
Blinkity Blank
Director, Producer, Animation, Writer
(1953)
Two Bagatelles
Director, Music
(1952)
Neighbours
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation, Music
(1952)
A Phantasy
Director, Producer, Animation
(1952)
Twirligig
Producer
(1951)
Pen Point Percussion
Director, Producer
(1951)
Now Is the Time
Director, Producer, Sound Designer, Animation Director
(1951)
Around Is Around
Director, Animation Director
(1950)
The Corridor
Director
(1949)
Begone Dull Care
Director, Editor, Animation
(1949)
A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949
Director
(1948)
Dots and Loops
Director
(1947)
La poulette grise
Director
(1947)
Fiddle De-Dee
Director, Animation
(1946)
Up There in the Mountains
Director
(1946)
(1946)
Hoppity Pop
Director, Producer, Animation
(1946)
Chants populaires nº 6
Director
(1944)
Rock the Boat
Director, Producer
(1944)
Keep Your Mouth Shut
Director
(1944)
Alouette
Director
(1944)
The Head Test
Director
(1944)
A Rainy Day
Producer
(1943)
Snakes
Director
(1943)
Dollar Dance
Director
(1943)
Chants populaires nº 5
Director
(1943)
Barrel Zoom
Director
(1942)
Hen Hop
Director, Producer, Animation
(1942)
5 for 4
Director, Producer, Animation
(1941)
Boogie-Doodle
Director, Producer, Animation
(1941)
V for Victory
Director, Producer, Animation
(1941)
Mail Early
Director, Producer, Animation
(1940)
Dots
Director, Producer, Animation
(1940)
Loops
Director, Producer, Animation
(1940)
Spook Sport
Director, Producer
(1940)
NBC Valentine Greeting
Director
(1939)
Love on the Wing
Director
(1939)
The Obedient Flame
Director
(1939)
Scherzo
Director, Producer
(1939)
Stars and Stripes
Director
(1938)
Mony a Pickle
Director
(1937)
A Job in a Million
Editor
(1937)
News for the Navy
Director
(1937)
Book Bargain
Director
(1936)
Defence of Madrid
Cinematography
(1936)
Hell Unltd
Director
(1936)
McLaren Homemovie
Director
(1935)
Camera Makes Whoopee
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
(1935)
Polychrome Fantasy
Director
(1933)