Norman McLaren
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1914-04-11 · Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Died
- 1987-02-27
Known for
- Neighbours (1952) — Director
- Begone Dull Care (1949) — Director
- Pas de Deux (1968) — Director
- Blinkity Blank (1955) — Producer
- Dots (1940) — Director
- A Chairy Tale (1957) — Director
- Loops (1940) — Director
- Spook Sport (1940) — Director
- Boogie-Doodle (1941) — Director
- Rock the Boat (1944) — Director
- La poulette grise (1947) — Director
- Blackbird (1958) — Director
- Synchromy (1971) — Director
- A Phantasy (1952) — Director
- Canon (1964) — Director
- Fiddle De-Dee (1947) — Director