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Gordon Sheppard=Gordon Sheppard= Writer, Photographer, Filmmaker Born Montral, April 9, 1937. - University of Toronto (B.A. specialising in Political Science and Economics 1957); Oxford University (M.A. History 1960).
- Produced and directed public affairs programs and documentaries for CBC-TV and CTV, including The Most, about Playboy’s Hugh Hefner (1962), *winner of numerous international film festival awards (San Francisco, Melbourne, Mannheim, Florence, Montral etc.)
- Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Canada (1963); Special Consultant on the Arts to the Federal Government (1965). *Author of A Special Report on the Cultural Policy and Activities of the Government of Canada 1965-66 (1966).
- Produced and directed film documentaries for Canadian TV. Hosted CBC radio program on the arts (1967-70). *Feature writer and reviewer for Toronto Telegram.
- Wrote children’s book, The Man Who Gave Himself Away, published by Harlin Quist Books, New York and Paris (1971).
- Wrote, produced and directed feature film, Eliza’s Horoscope, for Warner Bros. Starring Academy Award winners Tommy Lee Jones and Lila Kedrova. *Winner of five Canadian Film Awards (1975), including an award to Sheppard as “Outstanding Canadian Filmmaker of the Year”. *Special Jury Award, Festival of the Americas 1975. Represented Canada at Teheran International Film Festival 1975.
- Produced and hosted TV specials for CFCF-TV, Montral, 1977-87.
- Co-wrote Sign Hubert Aquin 1977-85 (Les ditions du Boral Express 1985), an investigation of the suicide of Canadian writer Hubert Aquin.
- Began photography 1986.
- Collaborated with singer Marie-Claire Sguin on the music and lyrics of her album Une femme une plante, 1990.
- Artist Residency (photography), Banff Center for the Arts, winter 1995.
- Research, writing and preparation of HA! A Self-Murder Mystery, an expanded investigation of the suicide of a Hubert Aquin, 1977-1999. Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003.
- One child, a daughter, born 1989.
Publications Books 2003 – HA! A Self-Murder Mystery, McGill-Queen’s University Press., pp 870 (fiction) 1985 – Sign Hubert Aquin, ditions du Boral Express, Montreal, pp 357 (non-fiction) 1971 – The Man Who Gave Himself Away, Harlin Quist Books, New York, pp 28 (children’s book) 1966 – A Special Report on the Cultural Policy and Activities of the Government of Canada 1965-66, Government of Canada Articles 2005 – “The Wondrous World of Prostate Cancer”, article to appear in an anthology of writings by Canadian male authors, edited by Ian Brown. 1989 – “Referendum Blues” in Le Syndrome postrfrendaire, Editions Alain Stank (ironic essay about 1980 Quebec referendum) 1989 – “Le Sacre profane” in Libert (June issue) (a fantasy about Quebec) 1970 – “Violence and the French-Canadian Male” in A Guide to the Peaceable Kingdom, an anthology edited by William Kilbourn, Macmillan of Canada (essay) 1957-70 – Divers articles and reviews in Canadian newspapers Films and Screenplays 1989 - Le mort moqueur (feature film recounting episodes in the life of filmmaker Claude Jutra for which a 10 minute presentation film was made) 1985 - Ile d'Orlans, documentary. 1976 – Eliza’s Horoscope (feature film starring Elizabeth Moorman, Tommy Lee Jones and Lila Kedrova). 1967 - The Stormy Clovers, documentary about a Canadian musical group. 1967 - Love, documentary. 1964 - Dreamgirl, documentary about Elaine Bdard, Qubec model and TV host. 1962 - The Most, documentary about Hugh Hefner of Playboy. 1961 - Three Canadian Provincial Premiers of the Thirties, four part documentary about William Aberhart (Alberta), Maurice Duplessis (Qubec), and Mitch Hepburn (Ontario). Songs 1990 - Une femme, une plante, album of songs co-written with Marie-Claire Sguin. 1975 - "Marilyn" - sung by Jaye P. Morgan. 1970 - "Mr. Plum" on Version originale, album by Robert Charlebois. Photography Exhibitions Archives personnelles / Personal Archives, comprising photos by Sheppard and poetry by Grald Godin, presented at Galerie Pink (Montral) June 22-29 1992; at Les Galeries du SAC, Universit de Montral, September 1993 as part of Le mois de la Photo, Montral, 1993; and at the Maison des crivains, Montral, May 15 - June 15, 1994. tapes / Stages, at Les Galeries du SAC, Universit de Montral, September 1993 as part of Le mois de la Photo, Montral 1993; and at La Galerie de l’UQAM ( University of Qubec at Montral) May - June 1994. The Rowing Pictures, Cote St-Luc Library, Montreal, April 2000. Watervisions, currently exhibited at Sheppard's studio. Collections Loto Qubec; Bank of Montral; Fdration des caisses populaires; private collectors. In Preparation Comparisons: Photographs of the same people taken in the same physical attitude, at different times in their lives. Auras: Photographs and painted canvases mounted together. Gold Rush: Multi-image interpretaions of photographs taken in the Yukon 1908-14. Sacred Portraits: Photographic portraits of Quebecers of various ethnic origins and faiths wearing Catholic vestments. Associations, Memberships Directors Guild of America Canadian Independent Film Caucus Writers Union of Canada =External Links= http://www.gordonsheppard.com
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