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David Bairstow(1921-1985)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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David Bairstow was born on 27 April 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for Morning on the Lièvre (1961), Frontiers (1958) and Eye Witness No. 62 (1954). He died on 10 May 1985 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
BornApril 27, 1921
DiedMay 10, 1985(64)
BornApril 27, 1921
DiedMay 10, 1985(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Morning on the Lièvre (1961)
Morning on the Lièvre
6.3
Short
  • Producer
  • 1961
Frontiers (1958)
Frontiers
TV Series
  • Producer
Eye Witness No. 62
Short
  • Producer
  • 1954
Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North (1964)
Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
Short
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Producer

  • Les sciences de la mer
    Short
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Monsieur John Grierson
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Oceans of Science (1974)
    Oceans of Science
    Short
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Tomorrow Is Too Late (1974)
    Tomorrow Is Too Late
    Short
    • production
    • 1974
  • 28° Above Below (1973)
    28° Above Below
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • A Great Little Artist (1973)
    A Great Little Artist
    Short
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Grierson (1973)
    Grierson
    7.3
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • Our Street Was Paved with Gold (1973)
    Our Street Was Paved with Gold
    Short
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The People of the Book (1973)
    The People of the Book
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • The Sunny Munchy Crunchy Natural Food Shop (1973)
    The Sunny Munchy Crunchy Natural Food Shop
    Short
    • producer
    • 1973
  • A Little Summermusik (1972)
    A Little Summermusik
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Script to Screen (1972)
    Script to Screen
    Short
    • producer
    • 1972
  • The Second Arctic Winter Games (1972)
    The Second Arctic Winter Games
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Who Were the Ones? (1972)
    Who Were the Ones?
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • City Limits (1971)
    City Limits
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1971

Director

  • Twenty-four Hours in Czechoslovakia (1968)
    Twenty-four Hours in Czechoslovakia
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Instant French
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Max in the Morning (1965)
    Max in the Morning
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North (1964)
    Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Along Uncharted Shores
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Selections from the Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Music from Montreal
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • The Later Journeys of Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • A Lake for the Prairie
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The First Mile Up
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Morning on the Lièvre (1961)
    Morning on the Lièvre
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Frontiers (1958)
    Frontiers
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Eye Witness No. 62
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Dues and the Union
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Eye Witness No. 48
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953

Writer

  • Les sciences de la mer
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Oceans of Science (1974)
    Oceans of Science
    Short
    • commentary
    • 1974
  • Tomorrow Is Too Late (1974)
    Tomorrow Is Too Late
    Short
    • commentary
    • 1974
  • Instant French
    Short
    • script
    • 1965
  • Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North (1964)
    Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
    Short
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Music from Montreal
    Short
    • writer
    • 1963
  • A Lake for the Prairie
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • River with a Problem (1961)
    River with a Problem
    Short
    • script
    • 1961
  • The First Mile Up
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Eye Witness No. 62
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Eye Witness No. 51
    Short
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Eye Witness No. 55
    Short
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Powertown Story
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Ainsi naît une ville (1951)
    Ainsi naît une ville
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Cadet Holiday (1951)
    Cadet Holiday
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 27, 1921
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • May 10, 1985
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada

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