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Gordon Burwash(1913-1980)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Gordon Burwash was born on 3 August 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for The Ernie Game (1967), Farewell Oak Street (1953) and Sins of the Fathers (1948). He died on 26 February 1980 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 3, 1913
DiedFebruary 26, 1980(66)
BornAugust 3, 1913
DiedFebruary 26, 1980(66)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Ernie Game (1967)
The Ernie Game
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1967
Farewell Oak Street (1953)
Farewell Oak Street
7.3
Short
  • Writer
  • 1953
Sins of the Fathers (1948)
Sins of the Fathers
3.3
  • Writer
  • 1948
Eye Witness No. 66: Hands Across the Sky
Short
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer



  • Books for Beaver River
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Can the Earth Provide?
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Challenge to Mankind
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Man and His Resources
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • People by the Billions
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • The Global Struggle for Food (1961)
    The Global Struggle for Food
    Short
    • commentary
    • 1961
  • Frontiers (1958)
    Frontiers
    TV Series
    • by
    • writer
    • 1959
  • The Threshold: The Immigrant Meets the School
    Short
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Fire in Town
    Short
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Howard (1957)
    Howard
    7.0
    Short
    • script
    • 1957
  • One Summer's Day
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Perspective (1955)
    Perspective
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1956–1957
  • The Whole World Over
    Short
    • script
    • 1957
  • Who is Sylvia
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Are People Sheep?
    Short
    • written by
    • 1956

Producer



  • The World of One in Five (1967)
    The World of One in Five
    Short
    • producer
    • 1967
  • The Ernie Game (1967)
    The Ernie Game
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1967
  • The Creative Person
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • City Scene
    Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Erhabor Amokpae, Bernardo Cid de Souza Pinto, and Gord Smith in Portrait of the Artist (1964)
    Portrait of the Artist
    Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Inner Man
    Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Jour de mariage
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • The Head Men
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Three Apprentices
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Three Grandmothers (1963)
    Three Grandmothers
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Trois pays, trois apprentis
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Trois pays, trois grand-mères
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Geneviève Bujold in Courtship (1961)
    Courtship
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Four Teachers
    • production
    • 1961
  • On the Spot (1953)
    On the Spot
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1955

Director



  • The Creative Person
    TV Series
    • director: Canada
    • 1966
  • City Scene
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Erhabor Amokpae, Bernardo Cid de Souza Pinto, and Gord Smith in Portrait of the Artist (1964)
    Portrait of the Artist
    Short
    • director: Canada
    • 1964
  • The Inner Man
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Three Country Boys
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Robert Christie in John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea (1961)
    John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea
    8.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Golden Age
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Eye Witness No. 76
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Look Alert, Stay Unhurt!
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • On the Spot (1953)
    On the Spot
    TV Series
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Prairie Profile
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Eye Witness No. 66: Hands Across the Sky
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • House of History
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • The War on Want
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Workshop for Science
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 3, 1913
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Died
    • February 26, 1980
    • Sarasota, Florida, USA

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