Norman McLaren
Animator, Film director
1914 – 1987
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Who was Norman McLaren?
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada. 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.
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- Born
- Apr 11, 1914
Stirling - Also known as
- McLaren
- N. McLaren
- Norman McLaren, CC, CQ
- Spouses
- Guy Glover
(1937 - 1987/01/27)
- Guy Glover
- Ethnicity
- Scottish Canadian
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Glasgow School of Art
- Employment
- National Film Board of Canada
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Died
- Jan 27, 1987
Montreal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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