Q:Facts: - death place: montreal , canada - years active: 1933 - 1983 - baftaawards: best animated film 1968 '' pas de deux - caption: norman mclaren drawing directly on film -lrb- 1944 -rrb- - imdb id: 0572235 - death date: 27 january 1987 - academyawards: best short documentary 1952 '' neighbours '' - awards: best short documentary 1952 '' neighbours '' - birth date: 11 april 1914 - partner: guy glover -lrb- 1937-87 -rrb- - name: norman mclaren - image: norman mclaren drawing on film - 1944.jpg - birth place: stirling , scotland - occupation: animator director producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of norman mclaren .
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norman mclaren , cc , cq -lrb- 11 april 1914 -- 27 january 1987 -rrb- was a scottish-born british/canadian animator , director and producer known for his work for the national film board of canada -lrb- nfb -rrb- .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 '' .