Daryl Duke

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Daryl Duke
The Silent Partner
TelevisionThis Hour Has Seven Days
The Thorn Birds

Daryl Duke (8 March 1929 – 21 October 2006) was a Canadian film and television director.

Biography

Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers. His career continued with CBC in Toronto producing such series as This Hour Has Seven Days, then in the United States for major television networks and studios there.

In 1977, he won the

The Silent Partner
.

His significant achievement in television was directing the

CKVU-TV in Vancouver which is today part of the Citytv franchise. Noteworthy is that he produced and directed early Bob Dylan "song films," black and white vignettes that were the forerunners of today's music videos. He was inducted to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame and Star Walk in 1997.[1]

Duke died in

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Daryl Duke". Daryl Duke Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ Skelton, Chad (23 October 2006). "Daryl Duke, Vancouver's 'Mr. Television,' dies at 77 from pulmonary fibrosis". Vancouver Sun. p. B1.
  3. Montreal Gazette
    , June 12, 2004.

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