John N. Smith
Film director
1943 –
Who is John N. Smith?
John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only won the latter.
He is best known for the 1995 drama Dangerous Minds, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, and the TV movie The Boys of St. Vincent. From 1972 until his completion of The Boys of St. Vincent in 1992, Smith was a staff filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada.
He is married to filmmaker Cynthia Scott.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1943
Montreal - Spouses
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- McGill University
- Lived in
- Montreal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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