Len Lye
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-07-05
Day of Death
1980-05-15 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Christchurch, New Zealand
Len Lye
Biography
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
Acting
(2018)
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
(1995)
Flip & Two Twisters
as Self
(1993)
Abstract Cinema
as Himself
(1987)
(1967)
Crew
(2023)
Peanuts
Animation
(1981)
Tal Farlow
Director
(1980)
Particles in Space
Director
(1959)
Fountain of Hope/Peace
Director
(1959)
Pittsburgh
Cinematography
(1958)
Free Radicals
Director
(1958)
Pictures for Percussion
Director
(1958)
Prime Time
Director
(1957)
Rhythm
Director
(1957)
All Souls Carnival
Director
(1953)
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Director
(1953)
Life's Musical Minute
Director
(1952)
Color Cry
Director
(1952)
Bells of Atlantis
Assistant Director
(1945)
March of Time: Night Club Boom
Director
(1943)
Cameramen at War
Director
(1942)
Musical Poster #1
Director
(1942)
Kill or be Killed
Director
(1942)
Newspaper Train
Director
(1942)
Collapsible Metal Tubes
Director
(1942)
Work Party
Director
(1942)
Planned Crops
Director
(1941)
When the Pie Was Opened
Director
(1941)
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Animation
(1940)
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
Director
(1938)
N or NW
Director
(1937)
Trade Tattoo
Director
(1937)
Colour Flight
Director
(1936)
Rainbow Dance
Director
(1936)
The Birth of the Robot
Director
(1935)
A Colour Box
Director
(1935)
Kaleidoscope
Director
(1933)
Experimental Animation
Director, Producer, Editor, Animation, Writer
(1929)
Tusalava
Director