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Norman McLaren
Deceased

When Did Norman McLaren Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asN. McLaren, McLarenGenderMaleNationalityCanadaBorn11/04/1914Born inStirling, Stirlingshire, ScotlandDied27/02/1987 (aged 72)Died inMontrealWikidataQ716552 ↗TMDb#1065698 ↗

William Norman McLaren, 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. McLaren was also an artist and printmaker, and explored his interest in dance in his films.

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Filmography22 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024DaedalusMoviesampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren110
2009Jacques Drouin: In ReliefMovieArchive Footage95
2006Painting with LightMovie—92
2006Blurr TestMovie—92
2006McLaren and SpaceMovie—92
2006Tanguy Landscape TestMovieNarrator (voice)92
2006Evelyn LambartMovie—92
2006BeginningsMovie—92
2006The Art of MotionMovie—92
2006BirdlingsMovie—92
2005War and PeaceMovieSelf91
2003On the FarmMovie—89
1990Creative Process: Norman McLarenMovieSelf (archive footage)76
1983McLaren on McLarenMovieSelf69
1973PinscreenMovie—59
1973Tour en l'airMovieSelf59
1972Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLarenMovieSelf58
1970The Eye Hears, the Ear SeesMovieSelf56
1969Opening SpeechMovieSelf55
1965MosaicMovie—51
1961New York Lightboard RecordMovieSelf - Seen with Man in Hat47
1951Pen Point PercussionMovieSelf37