Director

Daryl Duke

Directing

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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 12All crew credits: 28

TMDB ID: 93587

IMDb ID: nm0241174

Known for: Directing

Born: March 8, 1929

Died: October 21, 2006

Age: 77

Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 1992

Years active: 32

Average TMDB rating: 6.94

Wikidata: Q3016658

Also known as

Daryl James Duke

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Director (28)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daryl Duke (8 March 1929 – 21 October 2006) was a Canadian film and TV director. Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers. His career continued with CBC in Toronto producing such series as This Hour Has Seven Days, then in the United States for major television networks and studios there. In 1977 he won the Canadian Film Award for best Director for his surprise hit The Silent Partner. His significant achievement in television was directing the Emmy Award winning miniseries The Thorn Birds. Duke was also among those responsible for the creation of CKVU-TV in Vancouver which is today part of the Citytv franchise. Noteworthy is that he produced and directed early Bob Dylan "song films," black and white vignettes that were the forerunners of today's music videos. He was inducted to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame and Starwalk in 1997. Duke died in West Vancouver, British Columbia in 2006 due to pulmonary fibrosis.

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