Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren was born on Apr 11, 1914 in UK. Norman McLaren's big-screen debut came with Neighbours directed by Norman McLaren in 1952. Norman McLaren is known for Neighbours directed by Norman McLaren, Grant Munro stars as Neighbour on the Right and Jean Paul Ladouceur as Neighbour on the Left. Norman McLaren has got 21 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Norman McLaren achieved is Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films. The upcoming new movie Norman McLaren plays is Neighbours which will be released on Jan 01, 1952.

Norman McLaren 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, as he did not have ready access to a camera. In the early 30s he worked as a cameraman in Scotland and England, and in 1936 went to Spain to film the Civil War. He emigrated to the US in 1939, aware that war was imminent, and in 1941, at the invitation of