Canadians Abroad
1956
30 min
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This short documentary from 1956 catches up with several talented Canadians who have found a home in the entertainment or arts scenes of London and Paris. Among them are Toronto-born Beverley Baxter, a baronet and MP who claims that London has a history of being invaded (first the Romans, now the Canadians), and then-aspiring novelist Mordecai Richler, who feels he has a better chance of making a living in England than he does back home.
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Perspective1955 46 filmsThis TV series from the mid-1950s blended documentary and fiction to tell Canadian stories from a Canadian perspective.
Details
This short documentary from 1956 catches up with several talented Canadians who have found a home in the entertainment or arts scenes of London and Paris. Among them are Toronto-born Beverley Baxter, a baronet and MP who claims that London has a history of being invaded (first the Romans, now the Canadians), and then-aspiring novelist Mordecai Richler, who feels he has a better chance of making a living in England than he does back home.
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directorDon Haldane
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producerJulian Biggs
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scriptWilliam Weintraub
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photographyEugene Boyko
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soundJohn Locke
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editingTony Lower
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hostFred Davis
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participantJean-Paul Riopelle
Education
Ages 17 to 17
Diversity - Identity
History and Citizenship Education - Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)