Roman Kroitor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roman Kroitor

Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of Imax Corporation

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date of Death: 17-Sep-2012

Profession: inventor, film director, film producer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of cinéma vérité, as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system.
He was also the original inspiration for the Force , popularized in the Star Wars series. He studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Manitoba and then worked for the National Film Board of Canada, first as a production assistant and then as a film editor.
He directed his first film, Rescue Party in 1949.
He wrote the NFB animated short It's A Crime (1957), produced Propaganda Message (1974), and produced and directed In the Labyrinth, released as a theatrical film in 1979.
In September 17, 2012, He died of heart attack at the age of 85.