John Palmer (director)

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John Palmer (May 13, 1943 – May 15, 2020^[1]) was a Canadian theatre and film director and playwright.^[2]

Palmer was born May 13, 1943, in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Cofounder of several theatre companies in Toronto in the 1970s, Palmer was primarily a theatre director, whose credits include the original production of Brad Fraser's Wolfboy which marked the first acting role for Keanu Reeves.

Palmer directed two feature films,

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Palmer, who had dementia, died of COVID-19, in Ottawa, Ontario, on May 15, 2020, at age 77, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa.^[1]

Plays

• A Touch of God in the Golden Age (1971)
• The End (1972)
• A Day at the Beach (1987)
• Singapore (2001)

Filmography

• Me (1975)
• Sugar (2004)
• The Archer (2005)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Innovative nationalist John Palmer helped Canadian theatre come into its own".
2. ^ "Palmer, John". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, August 12, 2010.

External links

• John Palmer at
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