Michael Jones (film director)

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Michael Jones
Born(1944-03-28)March 28, 1944
St. John's, Newfoundland
DiedMarch 14, 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 73)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupations

Michael Jones (1944

Newfoundland. He is known for his films which depicted the island's culture and humour.[2]

Early life

Jones was born on March 28, 1944, the son of Agnes Dobbin and Michael Jones Sr.[3] He was a brother to satirical Newfoundland writers/actors Andy Jones and Cathy Jones.[1][4][5] Jones attended St. Bonaventure’s College, graduating in 1962. He joined the Christian Brothers and studied at New York's Catholic Iona College. He earned a master's degree at Notre Dame.[3]

Career

Jones took a position as a teacher in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he became involved in filmmaking. He left the Brothers in 1969. He left teaching to train with the

Best Editing.[10]

Mike Jones performed minor roles in all of his films, including the French teacher in Faustus Bidgood.[9] He provided the voice of Leo Cryptus in his film Secret Nation, a sequel to Faustus,[11][12] and played the lead role in William D. MacGillivray's 1983 film Stations.[1] Although he was not a performing member of CODCO - the long-lived comedy troupe which included siblings Andy and Cathy - Jones directed and edited the company's short films including "Dolly Cake", "Sisters of the Silver Scalpel" and "Ship Inn Man".[13]

Death

Jones died March 14, 2018, at the Health Sciences Centre in

St. John's, Newfoundland.[6]

Filmography

As director

As cinematographer

  • When Ponds Freeze Over (1998)
  • Anchor Zone (1994)
  • Multiple Choice (1989)
  • Finding Mary March (1988)
  • The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood (1986)
  • Opposing Force (1986)
  • Linda Joy (1985)
  • Dolly Cake (1976)

References

  1. ^ a b c Wyndham Wise, Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press, 2015. Entry "Jones, Mike, Andy and Cathy".
  2. ^ "'Great friend, an incredible wit, a great mind': Remembering Mike Jones, film pioneer". Meghan McCabe · CBC News · Mar 18, 2018
  3. ^ a b "Michael Jones was a pioneer of Newfoundland filmmaking". Joan Sullivan, The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2018
  4. ^ "It took 10 years, but Faustus Bidgood has arrived". The Globe and Mail, August 20, 1986.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4438-8333-7
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  6. ^ a b "Mike Jones, ‘godfather of filmmaking’ in Newfoundland and Labrador, dead at 73". The Telegram, Juanita Mercer Mar 16, 2018
  7. ISBN 978-1-4426-5620-8
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  8. ISBN 978-80-901489-6-3
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  9. ^ a b "Keeping up with the Joneses: It's taken 10 years but Michael Jones has finished his epic, Faustus Bidgood". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1986.
  10. ^ "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, at the 8th Genie Awardson February 5, 1987.
  11. ^ "Secret Nation's lost Newfoundland". Toronto Star, January 8, 1993.
  12. ISBN 978-0-88864-390-2
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  13. Montreal Gazette
    , September 26, 1993.

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