Ryan Larkin

Ryan Larkin

Ryan Larkin (b. July 31 1943, Montreal, Quebec - d. February 14 2007, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) was a Canadian animator who rose to fame with the psychedelic 1969 Oscar-nominated short "Walking" and the acclaimed "Street Musique" (1972) who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film "Ryan".

NFB years

At the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Ryan learned animation techniques from the ground-breaking and award-winning animator, Norman McLaren. He made two acclaimed short animated films, "Cityscape" and "Syrinx", before going on to create "Walking" and "Street Musique".

He also contributed art work and animation effects to NFB films including the 1974 feature " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224036/ Running Time] ", directed by Mort Ransen, in which Ryan also played three bit parts.

Ryan left the NFB in the late 1970s.

Home life and education

Ryan Larkin's father was an airline mechanic
* [http://www.ryanbango.com Official website of the upcoming "Spare Change" film] (includes contact information)
* [http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.08/5.08pages/robinsonlarkin.php3 Animation World Magazine - Last Exit on St. Laurent Street]
* [http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?lg=en&id=51259&v=h NFB Web page for the animated short "Ryan"]
* [http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=51904&v=h&lg=en&exp=${alter}%20AND%20${egos} NFB Web page for the documentary "Alter Egos"]
* [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=3598&navid=46 Film Reference Library biography]


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