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Robert A. Duncan

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Edna St. Vincent Millay sold 50,000 copies of a book of poems in the midst of the Great Depression, yet died as a reclusive alcoholic morphine addict whose scandalous life is now nearly forgotten.
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Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (2009)
Robert A. Duncan is known for Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken (2000), W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding (1980) and John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields (1998).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken
    • Writer
    • 2000
    W.O. Mitchell in W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding (1980)
    W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
    • Writer(as Robert Duncan)
    • 1980
    John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields (1998)
    John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields
    8.0
    • Writer(as Robert Duncan)
    • 1998
    The Road to Patriation (1982)
    The Road to Patriation
    • Writer(as Robert Duncan)
    • 1982

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
      7.2
      • Writer
      • narrator
      • 2009
    • Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields (1998)
      John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields
      8.0
      • written by (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1998
    • The Canadians (1997)
      The Canadians
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Lost Over Burma: Search for Closure (1997)
      Lost Over Burma: Search for Closure
      • written by (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1997
    • View from the Typewriter
      • writer
      • 1993
    • Ellen's Story
      8.6
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Kurt Browning: Life on the Edge
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Other Periods
      Video
      • Writer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1991
    • Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991)
      Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
      • written by (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1991
    • The First Emperor of China (1990)
      The First Emperor of China
      6.2
      Short
      • narration written by (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1990
    • Canada's First Woman MP
      Short
      • Writer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1986
    • From Ocean to Prairie
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • So It Won't Happen Again (1985)
      So It Won't Happen Again
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • The Canadian Observer: An Introduction to Hugh MacLennan
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1985

    Director

    • Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken
      • Director
      • 2000
    • John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields (1998)
      John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields
      8.0
      • directed by (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1998
    • The Canadians (1997)
      The Canadians
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • View from the Typewriter
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Ellen's Story
      8.6
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Kurt Browning: Life on the Edge
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991)
      Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio
      • Director (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1991
    • The Canadian Observer: An Introduction to Hugh MacLennan
      Short
      • Director
      • 1985
    • The Cap (1985)
      The Cap
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Hugh MacLennan in Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer (1983)
      Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer
      • Director (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1983
    • The Road to Patriation (1982)
      The Road to Patriation
      • Director (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1982
    • Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell (1981)
      Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell
      Short
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Jack Hodgins' Island (1981)
      Jack Hodgins' Island
      • Director (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1981
    • Out on a Limb: An Introduction to Jack Hodgins
      Short
      • Director
      • 1981

    Producer

    • Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2009
    • John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields (1998)
      John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields
      8.0
      • executive producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1998
    • The Canadians (1997)
      The Canadians
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1998
    • View from the Typewriter
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Hugh MacLennan in Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer (1983)
      Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer
      • producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1983
    • The Road to Patriation (1982)
      The Road to Patriation
      • producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1982
    • In Search of Farley Mowat
      • producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1981
    • Jack Hodgins' Island (1981)
      Jack Hodgins' Island
      • producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1981
    • Out on a Limb: An Introduction to Jack Hodgins
      Short
      • producer
      • 1981
    • W.O. Mitchell in W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding (1980)
      W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
      • producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1980
    • The Agony of Jimmy Quinlan (1978)
      The Agony of Jimmy Quinlan
      7.4
      Short
      • producer (as Robert Duncan)
      • 1978
    • Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
      Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
      7.2
      • producer (as R.A. Duncan)
      • 1976

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    Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
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    Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

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