Harvey Hart (August 30, 1928 – November 21, 1989) was a Canadian

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and

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and a

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. Hart studied at the

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before being hired by the CBC in 1952.Rist, Peter Harry (2001). "Harvey Hart", in
Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada
'. Edited by Rist. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. . pp. 91-92. For them he created over 30 television productions, among them several episodes of an anthology series, ''

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'', like ''Home of the Brave'' (1961) and ''The Luck of Ginger Coffey'' (1961), adaptations of a 1946 play and 1960 novel. In 1963 he left the CBC and moved to the

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, where, in the following years, he directed episodes for TV series such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as theatrical features, including ''

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'' (1965) and ''

The Sweet Ride ''The Sweet Ride'' is a 1968 American drama film with a few surfer/ biker exploitation film elements. It stars Tony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin and Jacqueline Bisset in an early starring role. The film also features Bob Denver in the role of Choo ...

'' (1968). He moved back to Toronto in 1970 where he directed several feature films, including ''

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'' (1971), ''

The Pyx ''The Pyx'', also known as ''The Hooker Cult Murders'' and ''La Lunule'' (French: ''The Moon''), is a 1973 Canadian horror film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Karen Black, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pilon, and Jean-Louis Roux. Based on Joh ...

'' (1973), ''

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'' (1976) and ''

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'' (1976), for which he won the

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. In the mid 1970s Hart directed four episodes of ''

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'': ''

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'' (1974), '' A Deadly State of Mind'' (1975), '' Forgotten Lady'' (1975), and '' Now You See Him'' (1976). He continued splitting his time between film work in Canada and television work in

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throughout the 1980s. He received a

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for the mini-series '' East of Eden'' (1981) and a

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for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for the television crime-drama film '' Passion and Paradise'' (1989). Harvey Hart died of a heart attack in 1989.

Selected filmography

*'' The Luck of Ginger Coffey'' (1961) (TV) *''

Dark Intruder ''Dark Intruder'' is a 1965 horror film made for TV that was released theatrically, and starring Leslie Nielsen, Mark Richman and Judi Meredith. The film is set in San Francisco in 1890 concerning playboy sleuth and occult expert Brett Kingsf ...

'' (1965) *''

'' (1965) *''Sullivan's Empire'' (1967) *''

'' (1968) *''

'' (1971) *''Mahoney's Last Stand'' (1972) *''

'' (1973) *''

'' (1976) *''

'' (1976) *'' East of Eden'' (1981) (TV miniseries) *''

The High Country ''The High Country'' is a 1981 Canadian adventure film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Timothy Bottoms and Linda Purl. Plot A city man on the run from the law is guided through mountainous country by a rural woman with a learning disability ...

'' (1981) *''

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'' (1983) *''

Beverly Hills Madam ''Beverly Hills Madam'' (also known as ''Ladies of the Night'') is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Faye Dunaway, Melody Anderson, Donna Dixon and Robin Givens. It was originally broadcast on NBC ...

'' (1986) (TV) *'' Stone Fox'' (1987) (TV) *'' Passion and Paradise'' (1989) (TV)

References

External links

*
Complete Harvey Hart Filmography at CITWF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Harvey 1928 births 1989 deaths Film directors from Toronto Canadian Broadcasting Corporation people Canadian television directors Canadian television producers University of Toronto alumni Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners