Clifford "Cliff" Solway (November 6, 1926 – August 3, 2009) was a

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producer and director for public affairs programming for 57 years on CBC Television.

Biography

Solway was born in

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, and attended college at

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there. After graduating, he began work with CBC at the suggestion of a friend; he applied and was hired into the lightning department and eventually rose to the level of producer. He produced such shows as ''Fighting Words'' and ''

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''. While working in Toronto, he met lifelong friend Antoinette Bower, who worked at the studio. Though they eventually tried to live together in Bower's home city,

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, for a time, they did not spend enough time together for the relationship to be viable, as Solway had to spend too much time in Toronto. Although Bower married in 1963, they remained close friends for Solway's entire life. After his death, Bower was quoted as saying, "We were soulmates for life. We loved each other." Later in his life, Solway lived in

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, where he worked as a freelance writer for newspapers — including Saturday Night,

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and the

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— and as a documentary producer.

Works

* ''Books Alive'' (TV series) * ''The Business of Books'' (TV Series) * ''

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'' (TV series) * ''Profile'' (TV series) * ''Fighting Words'' (TV series) * ''

'' (TV series) * ''The Business of Books'' (TV series) * ''Explorations'' (TV series) * ''Provincial Affairs'' (TV series) * ''Winter Conference (1956)'' (TV series) * ''The Way It Is'' (TV series, director) * ''The Times They Are A-Changin (TV movie) * ''Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reagan and The Big, Beautiful, Beleaguered American Dream'' (documentary) * ''A Long View Of Canadian History'' (documentary) * ''The Gay Life'' (documentary, short) * ''The Burglars'' (documentary, short) * "Turning History Upside Down" (article) * "Film, Television, and Reality" (article)

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solway, Cliff 1926 births 2009 deaths Canadian television producers People from Toronto