Norman McLaren

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1914-04-11

Deathday 1987-02-27 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Also Known As N. McLaren, McLaren

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.

Known For

Director

2006
McLaren at Play

as Director

2006
2006
Blurr Test

as Director

2006
The Seasons

as Director

2006
Little Negro

as Director

2006
Chaplin Test

as Director

2006
Birdlings

as Director

2006
Pen Drawings

as Director

2006
The Hypnosis Film

as Director

2003
On the Farm

as Director

2003
1983
Narcissus

as Director

1978
1977
1977
1977
1976
1973
Pinscreen

as Director

1972
Ballet Adagio

as Director

1971
Synchromy

as Director

1969
Spheres

as Director

1968
Pas de Deux

as Director

1965
Mosaic

as Director

1964
Canon

as Director

1963
Christmas Cracker

as Director

1963
Seven Surprizes

as Director

1962
Lines: Horizontal

as Director

1961
Opening Speech

as Director

1961
The Flicker Film

as Director

1960
Lines: Vertical

as Director

1960
1960
1959
1959
Serenal

as Director

1959
Short and Suite

as Director

1959
Doors

as Director

1958
Blackbird

as Director

1957
A Chairy Tale

as Director

1956
Rythmetic

as Director

1955
Blinkity Blank

as Director

1953
Two Bagatelles

as Director

1952
Neighbours

as Director

1952
A Phantasy

as Director

1951
1951
Now Is the Time

as Director

1951
Around Is Around

as Director

1950
The Corridor

as Director

1949
Begone Dull Care

as Director

1948
Dots and Loops

as Director

1947
La poulette grise

as Director

1947
Fiddle De-Dee

as Director

1946
Hoppity Pop

as Director

1946
1944
Rock the Boat

as Director

1944
1944
Alouette

as Director

1944
The Head Test

as Director

1943
Snakes

as Director

1943
Dollar Dance

as Director

1943
1943
Barrel Zoom

as Director

1942
Hen Hop

as Director

1942
5 for 4

as Director

1941
Boogie-Doodle

as Director

1941
V for Victory

as Director

1941
Mail Early

as Director

1940
Dots

as Director

1940
Loops

as Director

1940
Spook Sport

as Director

1940
1939
Love on the Wing

as Director

1939
The Obedient Flame

as Director

1939
Scherzo

as Director

1939
Stars and Stripes

as Director

1938
Mony a Pickle

as Director

1937
News for the Navy

as Director

1937
Book Bargain

as Director

1936
Hell Unltd

as Director

1935
Polychrome Fantasy

as Director

1935

Producer

1972
Ballet Adagio

as Producer

1969
Spheres

as Producer

1965
Mosaic

as Producer

1962
Lines: Horizontal

as Producer

1960
Lines: Vertical

as Producer

1959
1955
Blinkity Blank

as Producer

1952
Twirligig

as Producer

1952
Neighbours

as Producer

1952
A Phantasy

as Producer

1951
Now Is the Time

as Producer

1946
Hoppity Pop

as Producer

1944
Rock the Boat

as Producer

1944
A Rainy Day

as Producer

1942
5 for 4

as Producer

1942
Hen Hop

as Producer

1941
Boogie-Doodle

as Producer

1941
Mail Early

as Producer

1941
V for Victory

as Producer

1940
Spook Sport

as Producer

1940
Dots

as Producer

1940
Loops

as Producer

1939
Scherzo

as Producer

1935

Visual Effects

1972
Ballet Adagio

as Animation

1969
Spheres

as Animation

1965
Mosaic

as Animation

1962
Lines: Horizontal

as Animation

1960
Lines: Vertical

as Animation

1959
1955
Blinkity Blank

as Animation

1952
Neighbours

as Animation

1952
A Phantasy

as Animation

1951
Now Is the Time

as Animation Director

1951
Around Is Around

as Animation Director

1949
Begone Dull Care

as Animation

1947
Fiddle De-Dee

as Animation

1946
Hoppity Pop

as Animation

1942
5 for 4

as Animation

1942
Hen Hop

as Animation

1941
Boogie-Doodle

as Animation

1941
Mail Early

as Animation

1941
V for Victory

as Animation

1940
Dots

as Animation

1940
Loops

as Animation

Actor

2024
Daedalus

as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren

2006
Tanguy Landscape Test

as Narrator (Voice)

2005
1990
Creative Process: Norman McLaren

as Himself (archive footage)

1983
1965
1961
New York Lightboard Record

as Himself - seen with man in hat

1961
Opening Speech

as Himself

1951

Sound

1967
1965
Mosaic

as Music

1953
1952
Neighbours

as Music

1951
Now Is the Time

as Sound Designer

Writer

1961
Opening Speech

as Writer

1955
Blinkity Blank

as Writer

1952
Neighbours

as Writer

1935

Editor

1949
1937
1935

Crew

1936
Defence of Madrid

as Cinematography