Ferguson, Ivan Graeme

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Ferguson_(filmmaker)
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Ivan Graeme Ferguson CM (October 7, 1929 – May 8, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker and inventor who co-invented the IMAX film format. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1992.
    • Ferguson was born Toronto on October 7, 1929. He studied political science and economics at Victoria College, University of Toronto, from 1948 to 1952. He served as cameraman for the university’s film society, and was consequently chosen for a apprenticeship program at the National Film Board of Canada during the summer of 1950.
    • Ferguson produced, directed and shot North of Superior in 1971, one of the first official IMAX films, which is still shown on IMAX screens. He played a key role in bringing IMAX cameras into space. One of the documentaries he produced, The Dream Is Alive (1985), was attributed by Susan Helms as having galvanized her to become an astronaut. She went on to feature in another documentary produced by Ferguson, Space Station 3D (2002).
    • Ferguson served as president of IMAX for two decades until 1990. The company was subsequently sold four years later and became a public corporation. He was still making films into the 2010s, with an executive producer credit on Hubble 3D (2010) and A Beautiful Planet.
  • Fourth Great Grandson to United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=7131
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