FILM DIRECTOR

Norman McLaren

1914 - 1987

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William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish Canadian animator, director and producer 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 hand-drawn animation, drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman McLaren has received more than 360,004 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman McLaren is the 590th most popular film director (down from 575th in 2019), the 2,199th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,170th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 23

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  • 2.67

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Norman McLaren ranks 590 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Powell, Bernd Eichinger, Ferzan Özpetek, Fatih Akin, Asghar Farhadi, and Norman Taurog. After him are Nicolas Roeg, Jerome Robbins, Ann Hui, Avi Arad, Yakov Protazanov, and Robert Rodriguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Norman McLaren ranks 164. Before him are Andrzej Panufnik, Gretel Bergmann, Max Wünsche, Viola Desmond, Adolf Diekmann, and Sarla Thakral. After him are Arno Schmidt, Zivia Lubetkin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Max Manus, Ehmetjan Qasim, and Hernán Siles Zuazo. Among people deceased in 1987, Norman McLaren ranks 111. Before him are Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Bengt Strömgren, Stanisław Szukalski, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Gustav Fröhlich, and Adile Naşit. After him are Cornelis Vreeswijk, Arkady Raikin, Georges Franju, Bronisława Wajs, René Lévesque, and Dmitry Lelyushenko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Norman McLaren ranks 2,199 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Young (1956), William Speirs Bruce (1867), James Stirling (1692), Clive Sinclair (1940), Caroline Graham (1931), and Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874). After him are Mary Bell (1957), John Kemp Starley (1854), Timothy Garton Ash (1955), Nicolas Roeg (1928), Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836), and Joseph Lancaster (1778).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Norman McLaren ranks 44. Before him are George Albert Smith (1864), David Byrne (1952), Chris Menges (1940), Anthony Asquith (1902), Lewis Gilbert (1920), and Michael Powell (1905). After him are Nicolas Roeg (1928), John Glen (1932), Andrew Birkin (1945), John Madden (1949), Paul Greengrass (1955), and Robert Stevenson (1905).

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Filmography

Neighbours
Director
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
Jan 1st 19527.5 / 10
Pas de Deux
Director
Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.
Oct 1st 19686.485 / 10
Begone Dull Care
Director
In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip. The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio.
Oct 1st 19496.7 / 10