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Robert Verrall(1928-2025)

  • Producer
  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
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Robert Verrall was born on 13 January 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer, known for Energy and Matter (1966), What on Earth! (1967) and The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973). He was married to Marion Jean Easun. He died on 17 January 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
BornJanuary 13, 1928
DiedJanuary 17, 2025(97)
BornJanuary 13, 1928
DiedJanuary 17, 2025(97)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Energy and Matter
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1966
What on Earth! (1967)
What on Earth!
7.0
Short
  • Producer
  • 1967
The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973)
The Family That Dwelt Apart
6.7
Short
  • Producer
  • 1973
Where There's Smoke
Short
  • Producer
  • 1970

Credits

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Producer

  • Norman Cornett in Professor Norman Cornett (2009)
    Professor Norman Cornett
    7.3
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Kim Soto in Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place (1987)
    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
    7.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child (1986)
    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
    7.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Steve Buscemi and Mark Boone Junior in The Way It Is (1985)
    The Way It Is
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Cages
    Short
    • producer
    • 1985
  • The Cap (1985)
    The Cap
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Ed McNamara, Patricia Phillips, and Stephen Guy-McGrath in Bayo (1985)
    Bayo
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair (1984)
    Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair
    6.6
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Incident at Restigouche (1984)
    Incident at Restigouche
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • John Cat (1984)
    John Cat
    9.2
    Short
    • executive producer: NFB
    • 1984
  • Starbreaker (1984)
    Starbreaker
    4.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1984
  • A Good Tree
    5.2
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Bambinger
    Short
    • producer
    • 1984
  • The Painted Door (1984)
    The Painted Door
    5.9
    Short
    • executive producer: NFB
    • 1984
  • The Masculine Mystique (1984)
    The Masculine Mystique
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1984

Animation Department

  • Goldtooth (1996)
    Goldtooth
    8.4
    Short
    • background artist
    • 1996
  • Energy and Matter
    Short
    • animator
    • 1966
  • Stefansson: The Arctic Prophet (1965)
    Stefansson: The Arctic Prophet
    Short
    • graphics director
    • 1965
  • Percé on the Rocks (1964)
    Percé on the Rocks
    7.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1964
  • The Great Toy Robbery (1963)
    The Great Toy Robbery
    6.9
    Short
    • background artist
    • 1963
  • Hors-d'oeuvre (1960)
    Hors-d'oeuvre
    5.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1960
  • Grain Handling in Canada (1955)
    Grain Handling in Canada
    Short
    • animator
    • 1955
  • The Colour of Life (1955)
    The Colour of Life
    Short
    • animator
    • 1955
  • The Maple Leaf (1955)
    The Maple Leaf
    Short
    • animator
    • 1955
  • Age of the Beaver
    Short
    • animator
    • 1952
  • The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952)
    The Romance of Transportation in Canada
    6.2
    Short
    • design
    • 1952
  • Ottawa: Today and Tomorrow
    Short
    • animator
    • 1951
  • Date of Birth
    Short
    • animator
    • 1950
  • Family Tree (1950)
    Family Tree
    6.2
    Short
    • assistant animator
    • 1950
  • A Capital Plan (1949)
    A Capital Plan
    5.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1949

Art Department

  • Extraordinary Canadians (2011)
    Extraordinary Canadians
    5.8
    TV Series
    • original illustrations
    • 2011
  • When All the Leaves Are Gone (2010)
    When All the Leaves Are Gone
    7.0
    Short
    • drawing
    • 2010
  • Norman Cornett in Professor Norman Cornett (2009)
    Professor Norman Cornett
    7.3
    • drawings
    • 2009
  • Moving Pictures (2000)
    Moving Pictures
    • graphic artist
    • 2000
  • Rocks at Whiskey Trench (2000)
    Rocks at Whiskey Trench
    7.3
    • drawings
    • 2000
  • Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
    7.9
    • original drawings
    • 1993
  • Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child (1986)
    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
    7.7
    Short
    • courtroom drawings
    • 1986
  • An Enduring Tradition (1960)
    An Enduring Tradition
    • graphics
    • 1960
  • The Colour of Life (1955)
    The Colour of Life
    Short
    • diagrams
    • 1955
  • The Maple Leaf (1955)
    The Maple Leaf
    Short
    • diagrams
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • NFB Producer's Filmography
  • Alternative names
    • Robert Verral
  • Born
    • January 13, 1928
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • January 17, 2025
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Marion Jean Easun? - October 14, 2010 (her death, 6 children)
  • Children
    • David Verrall
  • Relatives
    • Jon Verrall(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    From 1967 to 1972, Verrall served as head of the NFB's Animation Department.

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