Len Lye

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1901-07-05

Deathday 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.

Known For

Director

1980
Particles in Space

as Director

1959
1958
Free Radicals

as Director

1958
1958
Tal Farlow

as Director

1958
Prime Time

as Director

1957
Rhythm

as Director

1957
All Souls Carnival

as Director

1953
1952
Color Cry

as Director

1952
Bells of Atlantis

as Assistant Director

1949
Crusade in Europe

as Director

1943
Cameramen at War

as Director

1942
Musical Poster #1

as Director

1942
Kill or be Killed

as Director

1942
Planned Crops

as Director

1942
Newspaper Train

as Director

1942
1942
Work Party

as Director

1941
1938
N or NW

as Director

1937
Trade Tattoo

as Director

1937
Colour Flight

as Director

1936
Rainbow Dance

as Director

1936
1935
A Colour Box

as Director

1935
Kaleidoscope

as Director

1933
1929
Tusalava

as Director

Actor

Visual Effects

2023
Peanuts

as Animation

1941
1933

Editor

Producer

1933

Writer