NFB PAYS TRIBUTE TO FILM AND ANIMATION LEGEND GRANT MUNRO.
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December 11, 2017 - Montreal - National Film Board of Canada (NFB) The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) mourns the passing of Canadian film and animation legend Grant Munro, O.C., who died in Montreal on December 9 at the age of 94. Born in Winnipeg on April 25, 1923, Munro attended the Musgrove School of Art, the Winnipeg School of Art as well as the Ontario College of Art-where his teacher, Group of Seven painter Franklin Carmichael, arranged to have Norman McLaren interview Munro`s class for a position at the NFB. Munro was hired, joining a group that included fellow animation pioneers George Dunning and René Jodoin. `Grant Munro was a Canadian animation legend, whose work has left an...