Donald Shebib | |
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| Born | Donald Everett Shebib 27 January 1938 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 5 November 2023 (aged 85) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director, screenwriter, editor |
| Years active | 1962–2023 |
| Known for | Canadian feature films, short documentaries, television films |
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| Spouse | Tedde Moore |
| Children | 3, including Noah Shebib[a] |
Donald Everett Shebib (27 January 1938 – 5 November 2023) was a Canadian film and television director.[1] Shebib was a central figure in the development of English Canadian cinema who made several short documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada and CBC Television in the 1960s before turning to feature films, beginning with the influential Goin' Down the Road (1970) and what many call his masterpiece, Between Friends (1973). He soon became frustrated by the bureaucratic process of film funding in Canada and chronic problems with distribution as well as a string of box office disappointments.[2] After Heartaches (1981), he made fewer films for theatrical release and worked more in television.
Shebib was Noah "40" Shebib's father.
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- ^ Simpson, Kieran (1 June 1983). Canadian Who's Who, 1983. University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Wise, Wyndham, ed. (2001). "Shebib, Donald". Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-4426-5620-8. Retrieved 21 June 2020.