Frank Cvitanovich
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Frank Cvitanovich (14 August 1927 – 12 August 1995) was a Canadian documentary film maker, who made much of his best work for British television.[1]
Early years
Cvitanovich was born in
The Singing Cowboy that he could direct. He made a further 31 episodes in Hollywood, before moving to London in the mid-1950s and setting up his own film company. In 1970 Cvitanovich was the co-director of Festival Express
. A documentary account
of a five-day Canadian rock tour, that took several influential bands across Canada by train, it was finally released with contemporary interview footage in 2003.
Thames Television
Cvitanovich's greatest work was for
BAFTA
and several other awards.
In 1981 Cvitanovich won a
Jacob's Award for Murphy's Stroke, his TV film based on the Gay Future betting coup.[2]
Private life
Cvitanovich was married five times. Apart from Midge Mackenzie, his wives included the TV presenter and journalist Janet Street-Porter.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Obituaries: Frank Cvitanovich". The Independent. 17 August 1995. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ The Irish Times, "Kee wins award for TV history of Ireland", 11 April 1981
External links
- Frank Cvitanovich at IMDb