History Makers (TV series)
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Genrehistorical
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
| 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 is a documentary film series of biographies of Canadian politicians by various directors originally produced in from 1959 to 1964 in anticipation of the Centennial of Confederation by the National Film Board and later aired on CBC Television in 1970.
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] |