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Len Lye (1901–1980)

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Painter and sculptor, heavily influenced by Polynesian art, after living for some time in the South Pacific. With backing from the London Film Society, he made both animated and live action documentaries and short publicity films in the 1940's. Settled in the U.S. in 1944.

Born:

in Christchurch, New Zealand

Died:

(age 78) in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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1966 Particles in Space (short)
 
1958 Free Radicals (short)
 
1958 Tal Farlow (short)
 
1957 Rhythm (short)
 
1952 Color Cry (short)
 
1942 Kill or Be Killed (documentary short)
 
1942 Newspaper Train (short)
 
1941 When the Pie Was Opened (short)
 
1940 Musical Poster Number One (short)
 
1940 Swinging the Lambeth Walk (short)
 
1938 N or NW (short)
 
1937 Colour Flight (short)
 
1937 Full Fathom Five (short)
 
1937 Trade Tattoo (short)
 
1936 Rainbow Dance (short)
 
1936 The Birth of the Robot (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 A Colour Box (short)
 
1935 Kaleidoscope (short)
 
1933 Experimental Animation 1933 (short)
 
1929 Tusalava (short)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (4 titles)
1940 Musical Poster Number One (short) (animator)
 
1935 A Colour Box (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1935 Kaleidoscope (short) (animator)
 
1933 Experimental Animation 1933 (short) (animator)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1940 Musical Poster Number One (short)
 
1935 Kaleidoscope (short)
 
1933 Experimental Animation 1933 (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1936 The Birth of the Robot (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1933 Experimental Animation 1933 (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1952 Bells of Atlantis (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1943 Cameramen at War (documentary short) (compiler)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (1 title)
1938/II Mad About Money (special effects)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1933 Experimental Animation 1933 (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1929 Tusalava (short) (design)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2012 Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (documentary)
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1993 Abstract Cinema (TV documentary)
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Painter and sculptor, heavily influenced by Polynesian art, after living for some time in the South Pacific. With backing from the London Film Society, he made both animated and live action documentaries and short publicity films in the 1940's. Settled in the U.S. in 1944. See more »

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