Len Lye(1901-1980)

Director
Animation Department
Writer

Len Lye was born on 5 July 1901 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was a director and writer, known for Crusade in Europe (1949), N or NW (1938) and He Loved an Actress (1938). He was married to Annette Zeiss and Jane Florence Winifred Thompson. He died on 15 May 1980 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA.

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Known for

Crusade in Europe

7.3

TV Series

Director

N or NW

6.9

Short

Director

1938

He Loved an Actress

4.8

Special Effects

1938

Kaleidoscope

6.9

Short

Director

1935

Credits

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Director

Particles in Space
6.7
Short
- Director
- 1979
Free Radicals
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1958
Prime Time
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1958
Tal Farlow
6.4
Short
- Director
- 1958
Rhythm
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1957
All Souls Carnival
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1957
Life's Musical Minute
5.7
Short
- Director
- 1953
Color Cry
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1952
Crusade in Europe
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1949
Cameramen at War
6.4
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1944
The March of Time, Vol. 10, No. 9: The Irish Question
Short
- Director
- 1944
Kill or Be Killed
6.1
Short
- Director
- 1942
Newspaper Train
5.2
Short
- Director (as Lye)
- 1942
Musical Poster Number One
6.2
Short
- Director
- 1942
When the Pie Was Opened
6.3
Short
- Director (as Lye)
- 1941

Animation Department

Writer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Lye
Born
- July 5, 1901
- Christchurch, New Zealand
Died
- May 15, 1980
- Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie
- 3 Print Biographies

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Painter and sculptor, heavily influenced by Polynesian art, after living for some time in the South Pacific. With backing from the London Film Society, he made both animated and live action documentaries and short publicity films in the 1940's. Settled in the U.S. in 1944.