Norman McLaren

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.

Most Famous Work

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Neighbours

(1952) Writer

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A Chairy Tale

(1957) Director

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Pas de Deux

(1968) Director

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Blinkity Blank

(1955) Writer

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Begone Dull Care

(1949) Animation

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Dots

(1940) Animation

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A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

(1946) Director

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Ballet Adagio

(1972) Animation

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2006	N/A	Beginnings 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	McLaren and Space 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Painting with Light 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Blurr Test 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	The Art of Motion 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Birdlings 2006-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Evelyn Lambart 2006-01-01 Movie
	Narrator (Voice)	Tanguy Landscape Test 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Self	War and Peace 2005-01-01 Movie
2003	N/A	On the Farm 2003-01-14 Movie
1990	Himself (archive footage)	Creative Process: Norman McLaren 1990-01-01 Movie
1985	N/A	Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short 1985-01-01 Movie
1983	Himself	McLaren on McLaren 1983-05-13 Movie
1973	N/A	Pin Screen 1973-05-12 Movie
1972	Self	Cinéastes de notre temps: Norman McLaren: Né en 1914 1972-05-30 Movie
1970	N/A	The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees 1970-05-12 Movie
1965	N/A	Mosaic 1965-07-29 Movie
1961	Himself - seen with man in hat	New York Lightboard Record 1961-01-01 Movie
	Himself	Opening Speech 1961-01-01 Movie
1951	Himself	Pen Point Percussion 1951-03-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Director	McLaren at Play 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Out-of-Focus Cloudscape 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Blurr Test 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Seasons 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Little Negro 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Chaplin Test 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Birdlings 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Surrealistic Hand Drawing 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	Pen Drawings 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Hypnosis Film 2006-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	On the Farm 2003-01-14 Movie
	Director	Six and Seven-Eighths 2003-01-14 Movie
1983	Director	Narcissus 1983-08-18 Movie
1978	Director	Animated Motion: Part 5 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director	Animated Motion: Part 4 1977-01-01 Movie
	Director	Animated Motion: Part 2 1977-01-01 Movie
	Director	Animated Motion: Part 3 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	Animated Motion: Part 1 1976-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	Pin Screen 1973-05-12 Movie
1972	Director	Ballet Adagio 1972-07-29 Movie
1971	Director	Synchromy 1971-06-09 Movie
1969	Director	Spheres 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	Pas de Deux 1968-10-01 Movie
1965	Director	Mosaic 1965-07-29 Movie
1964	Director	Canon 1964-08-06 Movie
1963	Director	Christmas Cracker 1963-01-01 Movie
	Director	Seven Surprizes 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	Lines: Horizontal 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Director	New York Lightboard Record 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	Opening Speech 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Flicker Film 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Director	Lines: Vertical 1960-01-01 Movie
	Director	Test A for Synchromy 1960-01-01 Movie
	Director	Test B For Synchromy 1960-01-01 Movie
1959	Director	Doors 1959-12-31 Movie
	Director	Mail Early for Christmas 1959-01-01 Movie
	Director	Serenal 1959-01-01 Movie
	Director	Short and Suite 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Director	Blackbird 1958-12-01 Movie
1957	Director	A Chairy Tale 1957-12-31 Movie
1956	Director	Rythmetic 1956-01-19 Movie
1955	Director	Blinkity Blank 1955-04-25 Movie
1953	Director	Two Bagatelles 1953-01-01 Movie
1952	Director	Neighbours 1952-01-01 Movie
	Director	A Phantasy 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Director	Pen Point Percussion 1951-03-01 Movie
	Director	Now Is the Time 1951-01-01 Movie
	Director	Around Is Around 1951-01-01 Movie
1950	Director	The Corridor 1950-12-31 Movie
1949	Director	Begone Dull Care 1949-10-01 Movie
	Director	A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949 1949-08-01 Movie
1948	Director	Dots and Loops 1948-01-01 Movie
1947	Director	La poulette grise 1947-12-31 Movie
	Director	Fiddle-de-dee 1947-09-03 Movie
1946	Director	Chants populaires nº 6 1946-09-12 Movie
	Director	Up There in the Mountains 1946-01-01 Movie
	Director	Hoppity Pop 1946-01-01 Movie
	Director	A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting 1946-01-01 Movie
1944	Director	Rock the Boat 1944-12-31 Movie
	Director	Alouette 1944-01-01 Movie
	Director	Keep Your Mouth Shut 1944-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Head Test 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Director	Chants populaires nº 5 1943-08-05 Movie
	Director	Snakes 1943-04-23 Movie
	Director	Barrel Zoom 1943-01-09 Movie
	Director	Dollar Dance 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Director	Hen Hop 1942-01-01 Movie
	Director	5 for 4 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Director	Mail Early 1941-11-01 Movie
	Director	Boogie-Doodle 1941-01-01 Movie
	Director	V for Victory 1941-01-01 Movie
1940	Director	Loops 1940-12-31 Movie
	Director	NBC Valentine Greeting 1940-02-13 Movie
	Director	Dots 1940-01-01 Movie
	Director	Spook Sport 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Director	Scherzo 1939-11-13 Movie
	Director	Stars and Stripes 1939-11-13 Movie
	Director	Love on the Wing 1939-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Obedient Flame 1939-01-01 Movie
1938	Director	Mony a Pickle 1938-01-01 Movie
1937	Director	Book Bargain 1937-01-19 Movie
	Director	News for the Navy 1937-01-19 Movie
1936	Director	Hell Unltd 1936-09-04 Movie
1935	Director	Camera Makes Whoopee 1935-01-19 Movie
	Director	Polychrome Fantasy 1935-01-01 Movie
1933	Director	7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings 1933-01-18 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Compositor	Creative Process: Norman McLaren 1990-01-01 Movie
1936	Cinematography	Defence of Madrid 1936-12-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Producer	Ballet Adagio 1972-07-29 Movie
1969	Producer	Spheres 1969-01-01 Movie
1965	Producer	Mosaic 1965-07-29 Movie
1962	Producer	Lines: Horizontal 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Producer	New York Lightboard Record 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Producer	Lines: Vertical 1960-01-01 Movie
1959	Producer	Mail Early for Christmas 1959-01-01 Movie
1955	Producer	Blinkity Blank 1955-04-25 Movie
1952	Producer	Twirligig 1952-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Neighbours 1952-01-01 Movie
	Producer	A Phantasy 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Producer	Now Is the Time 1951-01-01 Movie
1946	Producer	Hoppity Pop 1946-01-01 Movie
1944	Producer	Rock the Boat 1944-12-31 Movie
	Producer	A Rainy Day 1944-01-01 Movie
1942	Producer	5 for 4 1942-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Hen Hop 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Producer	Mail Early 1941-11-01 Movie
	Producer	V for Victory 1941-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Boogie-Doodle 1941-01-01 Movie
1940	Producer	Loops 1940-12-31 Movie
	Producer	Spook Sport 1940-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Dots 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Producer	Scherzo 1939-11-13 Movie
1935	Producer	Camera Makes Whoopee 1935-01-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Animation	Ballet Adagio 1972-07-29 Movie
1969	Animation	Spheres 1969-01-01 Movie
1965	Animation	Mosaic 1965-07-29 Movie
1962	Animation	Lines: Horizontal 1962-01-01 Movie
1960	Animation	Lines: Vertical 1960-01-01 Movie
1959	Animation	Mail Early for Christmas 1959-01-01 Movie
1955	Animation	Blinkity Blank 1955-04-25 Movie
1952	Animation	Neighbours 1952-01-01 Movie
	Animation	A Phantasy 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Animation Director	Around Is Around 1951-01-01 Movie
	Animation Director	Now Is the Time 1951-01-01 Movie
1949	Animation	Begone Dull Care 1949-10-01 Movie
1947	Animation	Fiddle-de-dee 1947-09-03 Movie
1946	Animation	Hoppity Pop 1946-01-01 Movie
1942	Animation	5 for 4 1942-01-01 Movie
	Animation	Hen Hop 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Animation	Mail Early 1941-11-01 Movie
	Animation	V for Victory 1941-01-01 Movie
	Animation	Boogie-Doodle 1941-01-01 Movie
1940	Animation	Loops 1940-12-31 Movie
	Animation	Dots 1940-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1967	Music	Korean Alphabet 1967-05-12 Movie
1965	Music	Mosaic 1965-07-29 Movie
1953	Music	Two Bagatelles 1953-01-01 Movie
1952	Music	Neighbours 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Sound Designer	Now Is the Time 1951-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Writer	Opening Speech 1961-01-01 Movie
1955	Writer	Blinkity Blank 1955-04-25 Movie
1952	Writer	Neighbours 1952-01-01 Movie
1935	Writer	Camera Makes Whoopee 1935-01-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Editor	Begone Dull Care 1949-10-01 Movie
1937	Editor	A Job in a Million 1937-01-23 Movie
1935	Editor	Camera Makes Whoopee 1935-01-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv