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Birthday: April 11, 1914 (111)
Place of Birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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
Select Role:
Daedalus (2024)Age: 110as sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren
Beginnings (2006)Age: 92- McLaren and Space (2006)Age: 92
- Painting with Light (2006)Age: 92
- Blurr Test (2006)Age: 92
- The Art of Motion (2006)Age: 92
- Evelyn Lambart (2006)Age: 92
- Birdlings (2006)Age: 92
- Tanguy Landscape Test (2006)Age: 92as Narrator (voice)
- On the Farm (2003)Age: 89
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