B: January 29, 1940 in London, England
Born in London, England, Lionel Chetwynd moved to Canada when he was 8-years-old. He grew up up in Toronto and Montreal and then joined the Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment of Canada. After completing service with the Black Watch, Chetwynd took the entrance examination for Sir George Williams University (now Concordia) in Montreal. Despite having never completed secondary school, his exceptionally high scores gained him admission to the University, from which he graduated as Valedictorian after only three years. Chetwynd was then awarded a scholarship to McGill University Law School in Montreal. In his final year at McGill, his skill as a World Champion debater led him on a debating tour of sixteen British universities. While debating at Oxford University, a member of the faculty, so impressed with Chetwynd’s talents, invited him to complete graduate studies on law at the University the following year, allowing him to gain the unusual distinction of attending the venerable institution without ever having completed high school. Read more about Lionel Chetwyn. |
Features & TV Movies: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (adaptation, 1974) A Whale for the Killing (TV-1981) So Proudly We Hail (TV-1990) Varian’s War: The Forgotten Hero (TV
TV Series – at least 1 episode of: Credits as a Director: The Hanoi Hilton (1987) So Proudly We Hail (TV-1990) Varian’s War: The Forgotten Hero (TV-2001) Curtain Up (2016, documentary) |
