History Makers (TV series)

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History Makers
Genrehistorical
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes17
Production
Production company National Film Board

History Makers was a documentary film series of biographies of Canadian politicians by various directors originally produced in from 1959 to 1964 in anticipation of the Centennial of Confederation by the National Film Board and later aired on CBC Television in 1970.

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Production

Seventeen episodes, depicting Canada from pre-Confederation to the 1950s, were produced by the National Film Board with each costing around $40,000 for the Canadian Centennial. Donald Creighton and Guy Frégault reviewed the historical research and scripts. Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine were the only episodes directed by French-speakers. [1]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
TBA"Lord Elgin: Voice of the People" Julian Biggs Charles Cohen1959 (1959) [2]
TBA"Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia"Julian Biggs Joseph Schull 1961 (1961) [3]
TBA"William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country"Julian BiggsJoseph Schull1961 (1961) [4]
TBA"Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God"Louis-Georges CarrierGuy Dufresne1961 (1961) [5]
TBA"Lord Durham"John HoweCharles E. Israel1961 (1961) [6]
TBA"Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle"John HoweCharles Cohen1961 (1961) [7]
TBA"Charles Tupper: The Big Man"Morten ParkerJoseph Schull1961 (1961) [8]
TBA"John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea"Gordon BurwashGeorge Salverson1961 (1961) [9]
TBA"Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine" Pierre Patry Lise Lavallée
Pierre Patry
1962 (1962) [10]
TBA"George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec"John HoweCharles Cohen1962 (1962) [11]
TBA"Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist"Julian BiggsCharles E. Israel1962 (1962) [12]
TBA"David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker" Bernard Devlin Charles Cohen1964 (1964) [13]
TBA"Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North" David Bairstow David Bairstow1964 (1964) [14]
TBA"Selkirk of Red River"Richard GilbertTBD1964 (1964) [15]
TBA"John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance"Morten ParkerMorten Parker1964 (1964) [16]
TBA"Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)" Denys Arcand TBD1964 (1964) [17]
TBA"The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson"Richard GilbertCharles Cohen1964 (1964) [18]

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References

  1. Evans 1991, p. 87.
  2. "Lord Elgin: Voice of the People". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  3. "Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  4. "William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  5. "Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  6. "Lord Durham". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  7. "Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  8. "Charles Tupper: The Big Man". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  9. "John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  10. "Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  11. "George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  12. "Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  13. "David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  14. "Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  15. "Selkirk of Red River". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  16. "John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  17. "Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
  18. "The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.

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