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Norman McLaren

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🎂 1914-04-11

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.

Cast credits(22)

Self (archive footage)

1973

sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren

2024

1965

2006

1973

Self

1972

Self (archive footage)

1990

Self

1983

2003

Self

1961

2006

2006

Narrator (voice)

2006

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2006

Self

2005

2006

2006

1985

Self

1951

1970

Self - Seen with Man in Hat

1961

Directing (87)

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1952

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Sound (6)

Music

1952

Music

1965

Sound Designer

1951

Original Music Composer

1990

Music

1967

Music

1953

Writing (4)

Writer

1952

Writer

1955

Writer

1961

Writer

1935

Visual Effects (21)

Animation

1952

Animation

1965

Animation

1942

Animation

1969

Animation

1940

Animation

1952

Animation

1940

Animation

1962

Animation Director

1951

Animation

1949

Animation

1942

Animation

1955

Animation Director

1951

Animation

1946

Animation

1941

Animation

1960

Animation

1941

Animation

1959

Animation

1941

Animation

1972

Animation

1947

Production (26)

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1952

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1965

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1940

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1942

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1969

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1940

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1952

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1940

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1939

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1962

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1951

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1942

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1955

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1944

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1935

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1946

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1941

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1944

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1960

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1952

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1941

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1959

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1941

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1972

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1951

Producer

1961

Editing (3)

Editor

1949

Editor

1937

Editor

1935

Crew (1)

Cinematography

1936