Brittain, Donald

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Brittain
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Donald Code Brittain, OC (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was a film directorand producer with the National Film Board of Canada.
    • Fields of Sacrifice (1964) is considered Brittain’s first major film as director. His other notable directorial credits include the 1964 feature documentary Bethune, 1965 documentaries Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen and Memorandum and the Genie Award-winning 1979 documentary Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed. He also directed the first-ever IMAX film, Tiger Child for Expo ’70, and Earthwatch, a 70mm film for Expo 86.
    • Brittain also directed the three-part CBC-coproduced series The Champions, chronicling the lives and battles of Canadian political titans René Lévesque and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. His most ambitious project was The King Chronicle, a three-part 1987–88 television series about the remarkable career of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
    • He won the Gemini Award for best screenplay and direction for the 1985 drama Canada’s Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks.
  • Third Great Grandson to United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=874
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/288956404/donald-brittain