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Barbara Sears

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 2389654

IMDb ID: nm0780745

Known for: Writing

Born: June 11, 1946

Died: August 25, 2009

Age: 63

Place of birth: Wood Green, London, England, UK

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2004

Years active: 21

Wikidata: Q121057962

Also known as

Barbara Ann Sears

Frequent jobs

Writer (2)Archival Footage Research (1)Producer (1)

Biography

Barbara Sears was a Canadian editorial and visual researcher and a founding member of the Visual Researchers' Society of Canada. Over the course of her career, she worked not only in print, but also as a documentary film director, producer, writer and narrator. She worked for many years with journalist and historian Pierre Berton. Her contribution to Canadian history is evident in her work on dozens of books and many documentaries created by some of Canada's best producers and directors, including the late Donald Brittain of the National Film Board.