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Donald Wilder (October 23, 1926 - December 8, 2010) was a Canadian cinematographer and documentarian. [1] He is most noted as a two-time Canadian Film Award winner for Best Cinematography, winning at the 15th Canadian Film Awards in 1963 for Nahanni [2] and at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973 for Paperback Hero , [3] and as the director of Nahanni, which was also its years Canadian Film Award winner for Best Theatrical Short Film.

His other cinematography credits included the films The Stratford Adventure , When Michael Calls , Meatballs [4] and Lost! .

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References

  1. ↑ Sheila Kieran, "Ottawa buries its head while film industry sickens". The Globe and Mail , March 17, 1973.
  2. ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 61-63.
  3. ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
  4. ↑ Jay Scott, "Mild Meatballs rehashes summer camp songs". The Globe and Mail , July 2, 1979.


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