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Don Haig (22 July 1933 — 2 March 2002) was a Canadian filmmaker, editor, and producer. Haig's work in film and television spanned nearly five decades. Over the course of his career, he won Academy, Genie, [1] and Gemini awards, and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
Eulogized upon his death as one of the most influential presences within Canadian cinema, Don Haig was remembered as a key editor during the formative sixties at the CBC, an independent Toronto-based producer during the seventies and eighties, and English studio kingpin at the NFB in the nineties.
Donald James "Don" Haig (22 July 1933 — 2 March 2002) was a Canadian filmmaker, editor, and producer. His work in film and television spanned nearly five decades. Over the course of his career, he won Academy, Genie,[1] and Gemini awards, and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
Don Haig was born on July 22, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a producer and editor, known for The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis (1998), Deep Sea Conspiracy (1987) and Shadow Dancing (1988). He died on March 2, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- July 22, 1933
- March 2, 2002
Mar 2, 2002 · Haig died in 2002 after a year-long battle with cancer. Film and video work includes A Long View of History, Explorations series, 1959 (editor) Close-Up, series, 1959-61 (editor; co-producer; TV, multiple episodes)
Mar 11, 2002 · Don Haig, who helped produce a number of award-winning films in Canada and was known as the godfather of that country's film industry, died March 2 of cancer at his Toronto home.
Don Haig was born on 22 July 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a producer and editor, known for The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis (1998), Deep Sea Conspiracy (1987) and Freakshow (1989). He died on 2 March 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
