Terence Heffernan (October 10, 1941 – January 13, 1998) was a

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screenwriter and playwright."Lives Lived: Terence Heffernan". ''

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'', February 18, 1998. He was most noted for writing the film '' Heartaches'', for which he won the

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for

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at the

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. The son of former

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hockey player Gerald Heffernan, Heffernan was educated at

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."Terence Heffernan – Biography"
''Northern Stars''. His theatrical play ''Blossom Hill'' was produced by Montreal's Shoestring Theatre in 1961. The play was also produced for television as part of Shoestring Theatre's

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anthology series. He subsequently submitted a script to the CBC anthology series ''

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''; although it was not produced, it led to

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directing his screenplay for ''

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'' in 1968. Terry worked with Suzanne Findlay as his editor in his early Toronto days and later often worked with filmmaker Don Shebib. His other film screenplays included ''Mahoney's Last Stand'',"Mahoney: deadbeat boredom". ''

'', June 23, 1977. ''The Young Adventurers'' and ''Change of Heart''. He died in 1997 of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heffernan, Terence 1941 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Writers from Montreal Canadian television writers 20th-century Canadian male writers Canadian male television writers 20th-century Canadian screenwriters