Person Details
Birthday: 1901-07-05 06:33:56
Death: 1980-05-15 06:33:56
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: N/A
Place of birth: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
Most Famous Work
Crusade in Europe
(1949) DirectorHoch der Lambeth Valk
(1941) AnimationFree Radicals
(1958) DirectorA Colour Box
(1935) DirectorRainbow Dance
(1936) DirectorBells of Atlantis
(1952) Assistant DirectorSwinging the Lambeth Walk
(1940) DirectorParticles in Space
(1980) DirectorActing
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2018 | Self (archive Photos) | |
1995 | Self | |
1993 | Himself | |
1987 | Self | |
1967 | N/A | |
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Visual Effects
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2023 | Animation | |
1941 | Animation | |
1933 | Animation | |
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Directing
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Writing
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1933 | Writer | |
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Production
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1933 | Producer | |
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Editing
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1933 | Editor | |
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