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Francis Sweetland Chapman (January 24, 1927 - September 5, 2020) was a Canadian cinematographer and film and television director. He was most noted for the film Expedition Bluenose , for which he and his twin brother Christopher Chapman jointly won the Canadian Film Award for Best Colour Cinematography at the 17th Canadian Film Awards in 1965. [1]

Francis and Christopher were the sons of architect Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman of Chapman and Oxley and concert pianist Doris Dennison Chapman. [2]

As a director, his credits included episodes of United! , Adventures in Rainbow Country , McQueen , The Starlost and Téléfrançais . He was also a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Director at the 21st Canadian Film Awards in 1969, for the McQueen pilot episode "There's a Car Upside Down on My Lawn". [3]

In 1984, Francis and Christopher collaborated on a three-dimensional nature film for the nascent Science North. [4]

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References

  1. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 69-71.
  2. "Francis Sweetland Chapman 1927-2020". The Globe and Mail , September 12, 2020.
  3. "Canadian Film Awards to be given Oct. 4". The Globe and Mail , September 4, 1969.
  4. Pam Hobbs, "Face to face with nature at Science North". The Globe and Mail , August 11, 1984.