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Norman McLaren (1914–1987)

Producer | Director | Animation Department

Norman McClaren is one of the most awarded filmmakers in the history of Canadian cinema, and a pioneer in both animation and filmmaking. Born in Scotland, he entered the Glasgow School of Fine Arts in 1932 to study set design. His early experiments in animation included actually scratching and painting the film stock itself... See full bio »

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in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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(age 72) in Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Hide HideProducer (74 titles)
1978 Animated Motion #5 (documentary short) (producer)
 
1977 Animated Motion #2 (short) (producer)
 
1977 Animated Motion #3 (short) (producer)
 
1977 Animated Motion #4 (short) (producer)
 
1976 Animated Motion #1 (short) (producer)
 
1972 Ballet Adagio (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1971 Synchromy (short) (producer)
 
1969 Spheres (short) (producer)
 
1968 Pas de deux (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1966/I Mosaic (short) (producer)
 
1964 Canon (short) (producer)
 
1962 Lines: Horizontal (short) (producer)
 
1961 New York Lightboard Record (documentary short) (producer)
 
1960 Lines: Vertical (short) (producer)
 
1960 Opening Speech (short) (producer)
 
1959 Le merle (short) (producer)
 
1959 Jack Paar Credit Titles (short) (producer)
 
1959 Mail Early for Christmas (short) (producer)
 
1959 Serenal (short) (producer)
 
1959 Short and Suite (short) (producer)
 
1956 Rythmetic (short) (producer)
 
1955 Blinkity Blank (short) (producer)
 
1953 Around Is Around (short) (producer)
 
1953 Two Bagatelles (short) (producer)
 
1952 A Phantasy (short) (producer)
 
1952 Neighbours (short) (producer)
 
1952 Twirligig (short) (producer)
 
1951 Now Is the Time (short) (producer)
 
1951 Pen Point Percussion (documentary short) (producer)
 
1949 Begone Dull Care (short) (producer)
 
1948 Boogie-Doodle (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1947 Fiddle-de-dee (short) (producer)
 
1947 La poulette grise (short) (producer)
 
1946 A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting (short) (producer)
 
1946 Hoppity Pop (short) (producer)
 
1946 Là-haut sur ces montagnes (short) (producer)
 
1945 Let's All Sing Together: No. 3 (short) (producer)
 
1945 Let's All Sing Together: No. 4 (short) (producer)
 
1945 Let's All Sing Together: No. 5 (short) (producer)
 
1945 Let's All Sing Together: No. 6 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Alouette (short) (producer)
 
1944 A Rainy Day (short) (producer)
 
1944 C'est l'aviron (short) (producer)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 1 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 2 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 3 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 4 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 5 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 6 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Keep Your Mouth Shut (short) (producer)
 
1944 Let's All Sing Together: No. 1 (short) (producer)
 
1944 Let's All Sing Together: No. 2 (short) (producer)
 
1943 Dollar Dance (short) (producer)
 
1943 Tic Tac Toe (producer)
 
1942 Five for Four (short) (producer)
 
1942 Hen Hop (short) (producer)
 
1941 Mail Early (short) (producer)
 
1941/I V for Victory (short) (producer)
 
1940 NBC Greeting (short) (producer)
 
1940 NBC Valentine Greeting (short) (producer)
 
1940 Dots (short) (producer)
 
1940 Loops (short) (producer)
 
1939 Love on the Wing (short) (producer)
 
1939 Scherzo (short) (producer)
 
1939 Spook Sport (short) (producer)
 
1939 Stars and Stripes (short) (producer)
 
1938 Mony a Pickle (short) (producer)
 
1937 Book Bargain (documentary short) (producer)
 
1937 News for the Navy (short) (producer)
 
1936 Defence of Madrid (short) (producer)
 
1936 Hell Unlimited (documentary short) (producer)
 
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short) (producer)
 
1935 Polychrome Phantasy (short) (producer)
 
1933 7 Till 5 (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (73 titles)
2003 On the Farm (video short)
 
2003 Six and Seven-Eighths (video short) (uncredited)
 
1983 Narcissus (short)
 
1978 Animated Motion #5 (documentary short)
 
1977 Animated Motion #2 (short)
 
1977 Animated Motion #3 (short)
 
1977 Animated Motion #4 (short)
 
1976 Animated Motion #1 (short)
 
1973 Pinscreen (documentary short)
 
1972 Ballet Adagio (short)
 
1971 Synchromy (short)
 
1970 Striations
 
1969 Spheres (short)
 
1968 Pas de deux (short)
 
1966/I Mosaic (short)
 
1964 Canon (short)
 
1963 Seven Surprizes
 
1962 Christmas Cracker (short) (as McLaren)
 
1962 Lines: Horizontal (short)
 
1961 New York Lightboard (short)
 
1961 New York Lightboard Record (documentary short)
 
1961 The Flicker Film (short)
 
1960 Lines: Vertical (short)
 
1960 Opening Speech (short)
 
1959 Le merle (short)
 
1959 Jack Paar Credit Titles (short)
 
1959 Mail Early for Christmas (short)
 
1959 Serenal (short)
 
1959 Short and Suite (short)
 
1957 A Chairy Tale (short)
 
1956 Rythmetic (short)
 
1955 Blinkity Blank (short)
 
1953 Around Is Around (short)
 
1953 Two Bagatelles (short)
 
1952 A Phantasy (short)
 
1952 Neighbours (short)
 
1951 Now Is the Time (short)
 
1951 Pen Point Percussion (documentary short)
 
1949 Begone Dull Care (short)
 
1948 Boogie-Doodle (short)
 
1947 Fiddle-de-dee (short)
 
1947 La poulette grise (short)
 
1946 A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting (short)
 
1946 Hoppity Pop (short)
 
1946 Là-haut sur ces montagnes (short)
 
1944 Alouette (short)
 
1944 C'est l'aviron (short)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 5 (short)
 
1944 Keep Your Mouth Shut (short)
 
1943 Dollar Dance (short)
 
1942 Five for Four (short)
 
1942 Hen Hop (short)
 
1941 Mail Early (short)
 
1941/I V for Victory (short)
 
1940 NBC Greeting (short)
 
1940 NBC Valentine Greeting (short)
 
1940 Dots (short)
 
1940 Loops (short)
 
1939 Allegro (short)
 
1939 Love on the Wing (short)
 
1939 Rumba (short)
 
1939 Scherzo (short)
 
1939 Spook Sport (short)
 
1939 Stars and Stripes (short)
 
1939 The Obedient Flame (short)
 
1938 Mony a Pickle (short) (segment director)
 
1937 Book Bargain (documentary short)
 
1937 News for the Navy (short)
 
1936 Hell Unlimited (documentary short)
 
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short)
 
1935 Color Cocktail
 
1935 Polychrome Phantasy (short)
 
1933 7 Till 5 (documentary short)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (41 titles)
1969 Spheres (short) (animator)
 
1966/I Mosaic (short) (animator)
 
1964 Canon (short) (animator)
 
1961 New York Lightboard (short) (animator)
 
1960 Lines: Vertical (short) (animator)
 
1960 Opening Speech (short) (animator)
 
1959 Le merle (short) (animator)
 
1959 Jack Paar Credit Titles (short) (animator)
 
1959 Mail Early for Christmas (short) (animator)
 
1959 Serenal (short) (animator)
 
1959 Short and Suite (short) (animator)
 
1956 Rythmetic (short) (animator)
 
1955 Blinkity Blank (short) (animator)
 
1953 Around Is Around (short) (animator)
 
1953 Two Bagatelles (short) (animator)
 
1952 A Phantasy (short) (animator)
 
1952 Neighbours (short) (animator)
 
1951 Now Is the Time (short) (animator)
 
1949 Begone Dull Care (short) (animator - as N. McLaren)
 
1949 Over-Dependency (documentary short) (animator)
 
1948 Boogie-Doodle (short) (animator)
 
1947 Fiddle-de-dee (short) (animator)
 
1947 La poulette grise (short) (animator)
 
1947 Story of a Violin (documentary short) (animator)
 
1946 A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting (short) (animator)
 
1946 Hoppity Pop (short) (animator)
 
1946 Là-haut sur ces montagnes (short) (animator)
 
1944 Alouette (short) (animator)
 
1944 C'est l'aviron (short) (animator)
 
1944 Chants populaires nº 5 (short) (animator)
 
1944 Let's All Sing Together: No. 1 (short) (animator)
 
1944 Our Northern Neighbour (documentary short) (animator)
 
1943 Dollar Dance (short) (animator)
 
1942 Five for Four (short) (animator)
 
1942 Hen Hop (short) (animator)
 
1941 Mail Early (short) (animator)
 
1941/I V for Victory (short) (animator)
 
1940 NBC Greeting (short) (animator)
 
1940 Dots (short) (animator)
 
1940 Loops (short) (animator)
 
1939 Stars and Stripes (short) (animator)
 
Show ShowComposer (9 titles)
1993 Creative Process: Norman McLaren (documentary)
 
1971 Synchromy (short)
 
1967 Korean Alphabet (short)
 
1966/I Mosaic (short)
 
1960 Opening Speech (short)
 
1953 Two Bagatelles (short)
 
1952 Neighbours (short)
 
1951 Now Is the Time (short)
 
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short)
 
Show ShowSound Department (3 titles)
1956 Rythmetic (short) (sound)
 
1951 Now Is the Time (short) (sound)
 
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short) (sound)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1949 Begone Dull Care (short)
 
1937 A Job in a Million (documentary short)
 
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1956 Rythmetic (short)
 
1936 Defence of Madrid (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1952 Neighbours (short)
 
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1983 Narcissus (short) (conception)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1966/I Mosaic (short)
Man (uncredited)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
1940 Tarantella (short) (additional animation)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1935 Camera Makes Whoopee (short) (additional decor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Mr. Reaper's Really Bad Morning (short) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2003 Cut-Up: The Films of Grant Munro (video)
Himself
 
1983 McLaren on McLaren (documentary short)
Himself
 
1978 Animated Motion #5 (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1973 Pinscreen (documentary short)
Himself
 
1972 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Norman McLaren: Né en 1914 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees (documentary)
Himself
 
1961 New York Lightboard Record (documentary short)
Himself - seen with man in hat
 
1960 Opening Speech (short)
Himself
 
1951 Pen Point Percussion (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
1994 Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada (video documentary)
Himself (behind Alexeieff) (uncredited)
 
1993 Creative Process: Norman McLaren (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Magical Eye (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Himself - Discusses Origin of Film 'Neighbours' (uncredited)
 
1973 Grierson (documentary)
Himself
 
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Is renowned as one of greatest geniuses in animation, best known for his films which he developed new animation techniques such as drawing directly on film stock and pixilation. See more »

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