History Makers (TV series)
| History Makers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | historical |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Production company | National Film Board |
History Makers was a Canadian historical television series produced by the National Film Board.
Production
Seventeen episodes, depicting Canada from pre-Confederation to the 1950s, were produced by the National Film Board with each costing around $40,000 for the Canadian Centennial. Donald Creighton and Guy Frégault reviewed the historical research and scripts. Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine were the only episodes directed by French-speakers.[1]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | "Lord Elgin: Voice of the People" | Julian Biggs | Charles Cohen | 1959[2] |
| TBA | "Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia" | Julian Biggs | Joseph Schull | 1961[3] |
| TBA | "William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country" | Julian Biggs | Joseph Schull | 1961[4] |
| TBA | "Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God" | Louis-Georges Carrier | Guy Dufresne | 1961[5] |
| TBA | "Lord Durham" | John Howe | Charles E. Israel | 1961[6] |
| TBA | "Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle" | John Howe | Charles Cohen | 1961[7] |
| TBA | "Charles Tupper: The Big Man" | Morten Parker | Joseph Schull | 1961[8] |
| TBA | "John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea" | Gordon Burwash | George Salverson | 1961[9] |
| TBA | "Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine" | Pierre Patry | Lise Lavallée Pierre Patry | 1962[10] |
| TBA | "George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec" | John Howe | Charles Cohen | 1962[11] |
| TBA | "Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist" | Julian Biggs | Charles E. Israel | 1962[12] |
| TBA | "David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker" | Bernard Devlin | Charles Cohen | 1964[13] |
| TBA | "Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North" | David Bairstow | David Bairstow | 1964[14] |
| TBA | "Selkirk of Red River" | Richard Gilbert | TBD | 1964[15] |
| TBA | "John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance" | Morten Parker | Morten Parker | 1964[16] |
| TBA | "Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)" | Denys Arcand | TBD | 1964[17] |
| TBA | "The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson" | Richard Gilbert | Charles Cohen | 1964[18] |
References
- ^ Evans 1991, p. 87.
- ^ "Lord Elgin: Voice of the People". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Lord Durham". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Charles Tupper: The Big Man". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Selkirk of Red River". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson". National Film Board. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
Works cited
- Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "History Makers". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- The History Makers at the National Film Board of Canada