Norman McLaren
Scottish Canadian animator (1914-1987)
0.34body-of-work score · ranked #1634 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 11, 1914 · Stirling
- Died
- January 27, 1987 · Montreal
- Nationality
- Canada
- Work
- film director, animator, screenwriter, cinematographer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 10.231 citation
- 20.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 46 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1935Camera Makes Whoopee
- 1935Polychrome Fantasy
- 1936Book Bargain
- 1936Hell Unltd
- 1938Mony a Pickle
- 1938News for the Navy
- 1939Love on the Wing
- 1939The Obedient Flame
- 1941Tarantella
- 1941V for Victory
- 1942Hen Hop
- 1943Chants Populaires
- 1943Dollar Dance
- 1943La-Bas Seur Ces Montagnes. Trois Canards.
- 1943Stars and Stripes
- 1944Alouette
- 1944Keep Your Mouth Shut
- 1946Hoppity Pop
- 1947La Poulette Grise
- 1949Begone Dull Care
- 1951Around Is Around
- 1951Now Is the Time
- 1951Now Is The Time To Put On Your Glasses
- 1951Pen Point Percussion: An Introduction To Hand-Drawn Sound Of Norman Mclaren
- 1952A Phantasy
- 1952Neighbours
- 1956Rythmetic
- 1957A Chairy Tale
- 1958The Blackbird
- 1959Mail Early for Xmas
- 1960Lines: Horizontal
- 1961New York Lightboard Record
- 1963Christmas Cracker
- 1964Canon
- 1965Mosaic
- 1968Pas de deux
- 1969Spheres
- 1971Synchromy
- 1972Ballet Adagio
- 1976Animated Motion #1
- 1977Animated Motion #2
- 1977Animated Motion #3
- 1977Animated Motion #4
- 1978Animated Motion #5
- 1983Narcissus
- 2002Norman Mclaren: Selected Films. Creative Process (Collectors Edition)