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Lister Sinclair(1921-2006)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Lister Sinclair was born on 9 January 1921 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was a writer and actor, known for The July Group (1981), Encounter (1952) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955). He died on 16 October 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornJanuary 9, 1921
DiedOctober 16, 2006(85)
BornJanuary 9, 1921
DiedOctober 16, 2006(85)
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Known for

The July Group (1981)
The July Group
4.0
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1981
William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
Encounter
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Startime (1959)
Startime
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The July Group (1981)
    The July Group
    4.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1981
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    7.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1963–1966
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1960
  • Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
    Folio
    7.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • play 'The Haunted Post Office'
    • adaptation of play 'Othello'
    • 1955–1958
  • First Performance
    7.5
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1957
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1957
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1952–1955
  • A Thousand Million Years
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • A Is for Aardvark
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1954
  • Point Pelee: Nature Sanctuary
    Short
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Opera School
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Variety Views, #94 (1941)
    The Man in the Peace Tower
    Short
    • written by
    • 1952

Actor

  • Congratulations (2000)
    Congratulations
    5.7
    Short
    • Radio Announcer (voice)
    • 2000
  • The Phoenix
    6.8
    Short
    • Narration (voice)
    • 1990
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Host (voice)
    • 1981
  • Programme X (1970)
    Programme X
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1972
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Narrator (segment 'Bernard Shaw: Who the Devil Was He?')
    • 1966
  • Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
    Folio
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • Narrator (segment 'Othello')
    • 1955
  • Riches of the Earth
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1954

Producer

  • The July Group (1981)
    The July Group
    4.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • A Is for Aardvark
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 9, 1921
    • Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
  • Died
    • October 16, 2006
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(pulmonary embolism)
  • Other works
    He wrote a play in 1949 titled "Hilda Morgan" which was controversial at the time because it was about a pregnant unmarried woman considering an abortion.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was a broadcaster for CBC (Canada) for 55 years. He wrote dozens of radio and television plays. He served as vice president of the CBC, and helped organize the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). He was interested in and knowledgeable about many things, including poetry, math, music, and literature. He once said he wanted to die learning.

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