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Norman McLaren

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Born: 1914-04-11
Died: 1987-02-27
From: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

N. McLarenMcLaren

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.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Knight of the National Order of Quebec

1985
🏆 Won

Prix Albert-Tessier

1982
🏆 Won

Winsor McCay Award

1975
🏆 Won

Molson Prize

1972
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

A Chairy Tale

1958
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Neighbours

1953
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Neighbours

1953
🏆 Won

Companion of the Order of Canada

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Neighbours

Acting11 titles

Daedalus
10.0
Movie

Daedalus

2024Drama
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
8.0
Movie

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

1970Documentary
Grierson
7.3
Movie

Grierson

1973Documentary
Opening Speech
7.0
Cartoon

Opening Speech

1969Animation
McLaren on McLaren
6.5
Movie

McLaren on McLaren

1983Drama
Pinscreen
6.2
Cartoon

Pinscreen

1973Documentary
Pen Point Percussion
6.1
Cartoon

Pen Point Percussion

1951Animation
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
6.0
Movie

Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

1972Documentary
Mosaic
5.5
Cartoon

Mosaic

1965Animation
War and Peace
0
Movie

War and Peace

2005Documentary
Jacques Drouin: In Relief
0
Cartoon

Jacques Drouin: In Relief

2009Documentary

Directing58 titles

Chants populaires nº 6
9.0
Cartoon

Chants populaires nº 6

1946Animation
Neighbours
7.6
Cartoon

Neighbours

1952Comedy
Christmas Cracker
7.1
Cartoon

Christmas Cracker

1963Drama
Ballet Adagio
7.1
Movie

Ballet Adagio

1972Drama
Opening Speech
7.0
Cartoon

Opening Speech

1969Animation
Chants populaires nº 5
7.0
Cartoon

Chants populaires nº 5

1943Animation
Begone Dull Care
6.9
Cartoon

Begone Dull Care

1949Animation
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
6.9
Cartoon

A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

1946Animation
A Chairy Tale
6.8
Cartoon

A Chairy Tale

1957Comedy
Synchromy
6.8
Cartoon

Synchromy

1971Animation
Pas de Deux
6.6
Movie

Pas de Deux

1968Drama
Keep Your Mouth Shut
6.5
Cartoon

Keep Your Mouth Shut

1944Animation
Around Is Around
6.5
Cartoon

Around Is Around

1951Animation
Blinkity Blank
6.4
Cartoon

Blinkity Blank

1955Animation
Hen Hop
6.4
Cartoon

Hen Hop

1942Animation
Lines: Horizontal
6.4
Cartoon

Lines: Horizontal

1962Animation
Blackbird
6.3
Cartoon

Blackbird

1958Animation
A Phantasy
6.2
Cartoon

A Phantasy

1952Sci-Fi
Canon
6.2
Cartoon

Canon

1964Animation
Short and Suite
6.2
Cartoon

Short and Suite

1959Animation
Pinscreen
6.2
Cartoon

Pinscreen

1973Documentary
Dots
6.1
Cartoon

Dots

1940Animation
Loops
6.1
Cartoon

Loops

1940Animation
Pen Point Percussion
6.1
Cartoon

Pen Point Percussion

1951Animation
Love on the Wing
6.1
Cartoon

Love on the Wing

1939Animation
Boogie-Doodle
6.0
Cartoon

Boogie-Doodle

1941Animation
Hell Unltd
6.0
Movie

Hell Unltd

1936Drama
Now Is the Time
6.0
Cartoon

Now Is the Time

1951Animation
Spook Sport
5.9
Cartoon

Spook Sport

1940Animation
Stars and Stripes
5.9
Cartoon

Stars and Stripes

1939Drama
Alouette
5.8
Cartoon

Alouette

1944Animation
News for the Navy
5.8
Movie

News for the Navy

1937Documentary
Rock the Boat
5.7
Cartoon

Rock the Boat

1944Drama
5 for 4
5.7
Cartoon

5 for 4

1942Animation
Narcissus
5.7
Movie

Narcissus

1983Drama
Polychrome Fantasy
5.7
Movie

Polychrome Fantasy

1935Drama
Mosaic
5.5
Cartoon

Mosaic

1965Animation
Fiddle De-Dee
5.5
Cartoon

Fiddle De-Dee

1947Drama
The Obedient Flame
5.5
Cartoon

The Obedient Flame

1939Animation
Mony a Pickle
5.3
Movie

Mony a Pickle

1938Documentary
Dollar Dance
5.3
Cartoon

Dollar Dance

1943Animation
V for Victory
5.0
Cartoon

V for Victory

1941Animation
Mail Early for Christmas
4.3
Cartoon

Mail Early for Christmas

1959Animation
Six and Seven-Eighths
3.0
Movie

Six and Seven-Eighths

2003Drama
The Flicker Film
2.0
Cartoon

The Flicker Film

1961Animation
A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949
0
Cartoon

A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

1949Animation
Chaplin Test
0
Cartoon

Chaplin Test

2006Animation
Surrealistic Hand Drawing
0
Cartoon

Surrealistic Hand Drawing

2006Animation
The Hypnosis Film
0
Cartoon

The Hypnosis Film

2006Animation
Doors
0
Cartoon

Doors

1959Animation
Barrel Zoom
0
Movie

Barrel Zoom

1943Drama
McLaren Homemovie
0
Movie

McLaren Homemovie

1936Drama
Colour Flicker
0
Cartoon

Colour Flicker

1948Animation
Leapfrog
0
Cartoon

Leapfrog

1949Animation
The Seasons
0
Cartoon

The Seasons

1950Animation
McLaren in Ottawa
0
Cartoon

McLaren in Ottawa

1949Animation
Pas de deux 5
0
Cartoon

Pas de deux 5

1950Animation
New York Lightboard
0
Cartoon

New York Lightboard

1961Animation

Writing3 titles

Neighbours
7.6
Cartoon

Neighbours

1952Comedy
Opening Speech
7.0
Cartoon

Opening Speech

1969Animation
Blinkity Blank
6.4
Cartoon

Blinkity Blank

1955Animation

Production18 titles

Neighbours
7.6
Cartoon

Neighbours

1952Comedy
Ballet Adagio
7.1
Movie

Ballet Adagio

1972Drama
Blinkity Blank
6.4
Cartoon

Blinkity Blank

1955Animation
Hen Hop
6.4
Cartoon

Hen Hop

1942Animation
Lines: Horizontal
6.4
Cartoon

Lines: Horizontal

1962Animation
A Phantasy
6.2
Cartoon

A Phantasy

1952Sci-Fi
Loops
6.1
Cartoon

Loops

1940Animation
Dots
6.1
Cartoon

Dots

1940Animation
Pen Point Percussion
6.1
Cartoon

Pen Point Percussion

1951Animation
Now Is the Time
6.0
Cartoon

Now Is the Time

1951Animation
Boogie-Doodle
6.0
Cartoon

Boogie-Doodle

1941Animation
Spook Sport
5.9
Cartoon

Spook Sport

1940Animation
Rock the Boat
5.7
Cartoon

Rock the Boat

1944Drama
5 for 4
5.7
Cartoon

5 for 4

1942Animation
Mosaic
5.5
Cartoon

Mosaic

1965Animation
V for Victory
5.0
Cartoon

V for Victory

1941Animation
Mail Early for Christmas
4.3
Cartoon

Mail Early for Christmas

1959Animation
A Rainy Day
0
Cartoon

A Rainy Day

1944Animation

Sound4 titles

Neighbours
7.6
Cartoon

Neighbours

1952Comedy
Korean Alphabet
7.5
Cartoon

Korean Alphabet

1967Animation
Now Is the Time
6.0
Cartoon

Now Is the Time

1951Animation
Mosaic
5.5
Cartoon

Mosaic

1965Animation

Editing1 title

Begone Dull Care
6.9
Cartoon

Begone Dull Care

1949Animation

Visual Effects17 titles

Neighbours
7.6
Cartoon

Neighbours

1952Comedy
Ballet Adagio
7.1
Movie

Ballet Adagio

1972Drama
Begone Dull Care
6.9
Cartoon

Begone Dull Care

1949Animation
Around Is Around
6.5
Cartoon

Around Is Around

1951Animation
Blinkity Blank
6.4
Cartoon

Blinkity Blank

1955Animation
Hen Hop
6.4
Cartoon

Hen Hop

1942Animation
Lines: Horizontal
6.4
Cartoon

Lines: Horizontal

1962Animation
A Phantasy
6.2
Cartoon

A Phantasy

1952Sci-Fi
Loops
6.1
Cartoon

Loops

1940Animation
Dots
6.1
Cartoon

Dots

1940Animation
Now Is the Time
6.0
Cartoon

Now Is the Time

1951Animation
Boogie-Doodle
6.0
Cartoon

Boogie-Doodle

1941Animation
5 for 4
5.7
Cartoon

5 for 4

1942Animation
Fiddle De-Dee
5.5
Cartoon

Fiddle De-Dee

1947Drama
Mosaic
5.5
Cartoon

Mosaic

1965Animation
V for Victory
5.0
Cartoon

V for Victory

1941Animation
Mail Early for Christmas
4.3
Cartoon

Mail Early for Christmas

1959Animation