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Brian Vallée
Brian Michael Vallée (1940–2011) was a Canadian author, journalist, documentary film producer, screenwriter, and public speaker. He is best known for his work reflecting on domestic violence and his role with CBC's award-winning documentary program ''The Fifth Estate (TV series), The Fifth Estate''. His first non-fiction book, ''Life With Billy'' focused on the life of Jane Hurshman, an abused wife whose legal case resulted in battered wife syndrome becoming a legal defense in Canadian courts. Life and career Brian Michael Vallée was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1940. In 1967 he graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in journalism. In 1970 he began work as a reporter for the Windsor Star. In 1974 he moved to Toronto and began working at the Toronto Sun where he was employed for 14 months. As a journalist he worked on newspapers in England, the United States, and Canada. In 1978 he went on to work for ten years with the CBC's d ...
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The Story Of The Notorious Boyd Gang
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2011 Deaths
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1940 Births
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The U
"The U" is a nickname often given to a university. Specifically, it may refer to: * The University of Utah, commonly referred to as "The U"; ** The Utah Utes football team representing the university, by way of metonymy; * The University of Miami, commonly referred to as “The U”. ** ''The U'' (film), a 2009 documentary about the University of Miami football team. * WCIU-TV WCIU-TV (channel 26) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is the flagship television property of locally based Weigel Broadcasting, which has owned the station since its inception, and is siste ..., a television station that was formerly branded as "The U"; * WMEU-CD, a television station that currently carries "The U" branding. {{Disambiguation ...
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The Notorious Mrs
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The Life And Times Of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
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Ken Danby
Ken Danby, D.F.A. (6 March 1940 – 23 September 2007) was a Canadian painter. Danby is best known for creating highly realistic paintings that study everyday life. His 1972 painting '' At the Crease'', portraying a masked hockey goalie defending his net, is widely recognized and reproduced in Canada. Early life and education Danby was born and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario."Surreal death of a Canadian icon"
''Toronto Star'' Peter Goddard, Sept. 25, 2007
He began drawing and painting in high school. He enrolled at the in 1958.


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Early in his career, Danby experimented with abstract e ...
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Life And Times (TV Series)
''Life and Times'' was a series of biographical documentary films broadcast by CBC Television, CBC Country Canada and CBC Newsworld. The program premiered in 1996,"New for '96: Canadian specials, documentaries, movies and mini-series". ''Toronto Star'', September 12, 1996. and ran until 2007. The show centred primarily on Canadian public figures, such as actors, musicians, comedians, writers, business people and politicians. Figures profiled in the first season included Mordecai Richler, Craig Russell, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Farley Mowat, Roberta Bondar, Anne Murray, Peter Lougheed, Daniel Igali, Karen Kain, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bob White and Don Cherry, while profiles in the second season included Emily Carr, Burton Cummings, Peter Gzowski and Gilles Villeneuve. Hosted by Gordon Pinsent in its first two seasons, Ann-Marie MacDonald became the show's host in its third season"MacDonald new host of Life and Times". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', September 30, 1998. and remained as h ...
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Behind The Mask (1998 Film)
Behind the Mask may refer to: Film and television * ''Behind the Mask'' (1932 film), a film featuring Boris Karloff * ''Behind the Mask'' (1936 film) or ''The Man Behind the Mask'', a British mystery film by Michael Powell * ''Behind the Mask'' (1946 film), a film starring Kane Richmond as the character The Shadow * ''Behind the Mask'' (1958 film), a film starring Michael Redgrave * ''Behind the Mask'' (1991 film), a documentary film about the Irish Republican Army * ''Behind the Mask'', a 1997 film featuring Cyril Nri * ''Behind the Mask'' (1999 film), a film starring Donald Sutherland * ''Behind the Mask'' (2002 film), a 2002 unauthorized documentary about Slipknot * ''Behind the Mask'' (2006 film), a documentary about the Animal Liberation Front * '' Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'', a 2006 horror film * ''Behind the Mask'' (documentary series), a 2013 documentary series about sports mascots * '' Marvel's Behind the Mask'', a 2021 documentary film specia ...
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Life With Billy
''Life with Billy'' is a 1994 Canadian television film based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Brian Vallée. The film was nominated for five Gemini Awards, and won three. The film begins with Jane Hurshman (Beatty) shooting her common-law husband Billy Stafford (McHattie) in his sleep, and then shows the resulting police investigation and trial, interspersed with flashbacks showing the domestic abuse that Stafford inflicted on Hurshman over the course of their relationship. Cast * Nancy Beatty as Jane Hurshman * Stephen McHattie as Billy Stafford * Deb Allen as Mandy * Glenn Wadman as Ronnie Wamboldt * Matthew Ferguson as Allan Whynot * Joadi Newcomb as Dini Harrison * Nancy Marshall as Bernice Wamboldt * Tony Quinn as Cpl. Lawson * Richard Donat as Constable Snow Awards Won * Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. T ...
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Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ...
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