Norman McLaren
b. 1914 — d. 1987 (aged 73)
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Director
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.8
A Little Phantasy on a Nineteenth Century Painting
2025 Director
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Norman McLaren: The Master's Edition
2006 Self
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Writer
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★ 8.1
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1991 Composer
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★ 6.8
Narcissus
1983 Director
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★ 6.5
McLaren on McLaren
1983 Self
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★ 5.9
Animated Motion #5
1978 Actor
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Narrator
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★ 5.9
Animated Motion: Part 1
1976 Director
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★ 6.0
Animated Motion: Part 2
1976 Director
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★ 6.2
Animated Motion: Part 4
1976 Director
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★ 6.2
Animated Motion: Part 3
1976 Director
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★ 6.7
Pin Screen
1973 Self
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★ 7.8
Ballet Adagio
1972 Director
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★ 7.1
Synchromy
1971 Director
Composer
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★ 7.8
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970 Self
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★ 6.9
Striations
1970 Director
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★ 7.6
Spheres
1969 Director
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★ 7.9
Pas de deux
1968 Director
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★ 5.8
Korean Alphabet
1967 Composer
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★ 7.2
Mosaic
1966 Actor
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Composer
Man
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★ 6.9
Canon
1964 Director
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★ 6.1
Christmas Cracker
1963 Director
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Seven Surprizes
1963 Director
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★ 6.8
Lines: Horizontal
1962 Director
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★ 5.8
New York Lightboard Record
1961 Self
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★ 6.3
The Flicker Film
1961 Director
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★ 6.9
Lines: Vertical
1960 Director
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★ 7.1
Opening Speech
1960 Self
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Composer
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★ 7.4
Short and Suite
1959 Director
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★ 5.3
Mail Early for Xmas
1959 Director
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★ 6.4
Serenal
1959 Director
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Jack Paar Credit Titles
1959 Director
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★ 7.3
The Blackbird
1958 Director
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★ 7.3
A Chairy Tale
1957 Director
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★ 6.7
Rythmetic
1956 Director
Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
Blinkity Blank
1955 Director
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★ 6.3
Two Bagatelles
1953 Director
Composer
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★ 6.8
Around Is Around
1953 Director
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Window on Canada
1953 Self
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★ 7.9
Neighbours
1952 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 6.2
A Phantasy
1952 Director
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★ 6.9
Pen Point Percussion
1951 Self
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★ 6.1
Now Is the Time
1951 Director
Composer
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★ 7.3
Begone Dull Care
1950 Director
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★ 6.3
La poulette grise
1947 Director
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★ 6.2
Fiddle-de-dee
1947 Director
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★ 5.9
Hoppity Pop
1946 Director
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★ 6.4
Là-haut sur ces montagnes
1946 Director
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★ 6.2
C'est l'aviron
1944 Director
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★ 6.0
Alouette
1944 Director
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★ 6.3
Keep Your Mouth Shut
1944 Director
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★ 5.8
Chants populaires nº 5
1944 Director
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Chants populaires nº 6
1944 Director
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★ 5.9
Dollar Dance
1943 Director
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★ 6.2
Hen Hop
1942 Director
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★ 6.2
Five for Four
1942 Director
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★ 6.6
Boogie-Doodle
1941 Director
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★ 5.8
Mail Early
1941 Director
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★ 5.7
V for Victory
1941 Director
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★ 6.4
Dots
1940 Director
Composer
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★ 6.7
Spook Sport
1940 Director
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★ 6.2
Loops
1940 Director
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★ 5.8
NBC Valentine Greeting
1940 Director
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NBC Greeting
1940 Director
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★ 6.2
Stars and Stripes
1939 Director
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★ 6.4
Love on the Wing
1939 Director
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★ 5.6
Scherzo
1939 Director
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★ 5.2
The Obedient Flame
1939 Director
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★ 6.2
Allegro
1939 Director
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Rumba
1939 Director
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★ 5.7
Mony a Pickle
1938 Director
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★ 6.4
Book Bargain
1937 Director
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★ 6.1
News for the Navy
1937 Director
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★ 6.7
Hell Unltd
1936 Director
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★ 6.8
Defence of Madrid
1936 Cinematographer
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★ 5.8
Polychrome Fantasy
1935 Director
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★ 6.5
Camera Makes Whoopee
1935 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 6.0
Colour Cocktail
1935 Director
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★ 6.5
7 Till 5
1933 Director
Writer