B: December 3, 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta
D: September 21, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario
In the world of film and video, there is a class of production now generally called Corporate Video. Many film directors got their start when these productions were known as “sponsored films.” Don Haldane is one of them. He first studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1936-37 then moved on to the Yale University Drama School and the New School of Social Research before turning to sponsored films in 1947. A career that lasted until 1954 when he joined the National Film Board. Haldane left the NFB to create Westminster Films in 1959, but continued to work as a freelance director on a wide number of projects, including for the National Film Board. For example, his 1963 film, Drylanders, is considered to be the NFB’s first English language feature film. Haldane died at Toronto General Hospital after surgery for colon cancer. |
Features & TV Movies: My Home Town (1953) Nikki: Wild Dog of the North (1961) On a Clear Day You Can Count Forever (1971) TV Series – at least 1 episode of: |