Ron Kelly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ron Kelly

Canadian filmmaker

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Ron Kelly

  • Ron Kelly (born June 11, 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
  • He began his career with the CBC film unit, directing many short and documentary films between 1952 and 1964.
  • He traveled to France, Spain and Mexico producing and directing documentaries independently from 1956 to 1958.
  • From 1959 to 1962 he studied at Pinewood Studios, England, on a Canadian Arts Council fellowship and while there produced and directed documentaries for the BBC, CBC and National Office of Film, UK.
  • In 1967 he co-wrote and directed the feature film Waiting for Caroline, as a commemoration of Canada's centennial year.
  • Waiting for Caroline was distributed internationally by United Artists, Hollywood.
  • In Hollywood in 1968, Kelly directed for Twentieth Century Fox Studios and Disney Studio.
  • In 1970 he returned to Canada, writing, directing and producing dramas and documentaries for the NFB and CBC.
  • His most recent film is Victims of Victims (2004), a documentary exploration of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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