Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 11, 1914

Died

February 27, 1987 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Also Known As

N. McLaren
McLaren

IMDb Profile

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.