Gordon Burwash
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Gordon Burwash was a writer and producer, known for The Ernie Game (1967), Farewell Oak Street (1953) and Eye Witness No. 66: Hands Across the Sky (1954).
Department: Production
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Birthday: August 03, 1913
Deathday: February 26, 1980
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Overview: A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-13
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Dresden Story
Overview: People are interviewed in Dresden, Ontario, to sample local attitudes towards racial discrimination against black people that brought this town into the news. After a round-up of the opinions of individual citizens, white and black, commentator Gordon Burwash joins two discussion panels, presenting opposite points of view. The rights and wrongs of the quarrel are left for the audience to decide.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Sins of the Fathers
Overview: A dramatized story about a town where illegal activities are allowed to thrive, some of the politicians are dishonest, and a doctor and couple of colleagues try to help townspeople see that public health measures, especially those that might control syphilis, are necessary. Two of the most influential men in town oppose clean-up and public health efforts until their young adult children contract syphilis. Spliced into the dramatic film are segments of other educational films, including animated segments, that describe the symptoms and risks of syphilis. A butcher named Tony is excited about the birth of his first child, but the child is born dead because of a maternal syphilis infection.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-25
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