About John Frizzell
Lived 1901 – 2016 (aged 114–115). John Frizzell was a Canadian screenwriter and film director.
John B. Frizzell (born in Kingston, Ontario) was a Canadian screenwriter.
After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series A Different Understanding for TVOntario, Frizzell joined partners Niv Fichman, Barbara Willis Sweete and Larry Weinstein to found the Canadian production company Rhombus Media. He left Rhombus in the mid-eighties to pursue a career in writing.
His credits include the television series Airwaves, The Rez, Twitch City, Angela Anaconda and Material World and the films A Winter Tan, Getting Married in Buffalo Jump, Life with Billy, Dance Me Outside, On My Own and Lapse of Memory. He was co-winner of a Writers Guild of Canada Award for Lucky Girl.
Filmography Writer Year Film Genre Notes 2001 Lucky Girl Teleplay 1999 Angela Anaconda TV series 1998 Twitch City TV series 1994 Dance Me Outside Film Life with Billy TV 1993 On My Own Film 1992 Lapse of Memory Dialogue 1990 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump TV 1989 Carnival of Shadows TV 1987 A Winter Tan TV
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Who was John Frizzell?
Canadian screenwriter
When was John Frizzell born?
John Frizzell was born in 1901 in Kingston.
When did John Frizzell die?
John Frizzell died on 3 April 2016.
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John Frizzell was a screenwriter and film director.
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John Frizzell was Canadian.
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