John Frizzell (screenwriter)

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John B. Frizzell (born in Kingston, Ontario) was a Canadian screenwriter.

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After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series A Different Understanding for TVOntario, Frizzell joined partners Niv Fichman, Barbara Willis Sweete and Larry Weinstein to found the Canadian production company Rhombus Media. He left Rhombus in the mid-eighties to pursue a career in writing.

His credits include the television series Airwaves , The Rez , Twitch City , Angela Anaconda and Material World and the films A Winter Tan , Getting Married in Buffalo Jump , Life with Billy , Dance Me Outside , On My Own and Lapse of Memory. He was co-winner of a Writers Guild of Canada Award for Lucky Girl. [1]

Filmography

Writer
YearFilmGenreNotes
2001 Lucky Girl Teleplay
1999 Angela Anaconda TV series
1998 Twitch City TV series
1994 Dance Me Outside [2] Film
Life with Billy TV
1993On My OwnFilm
1992Lapse of MemoryDialogue
1990 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump TV
1989Carnival of ShadowsTV
1987 A Winter Tan TV

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian guild salutes scripters". Variety . April 16, 2002. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ George Melnyk (June 15, 2007). Great Canadian Film Directors . University of Alberta. p.  365. ISBN   978-0-88864-528-9.


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