Harry Rasky, CM, OOnt was a Canadian documentary film director.
10 Facts About Harry Rasky
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Harry Rasky participated in CBC Television's first four years writing and producing CBC News Magazine.
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Harry Rasky produced a documentary for the 1961 debut evening of CTV Television Network.
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Harry Rasky earned more than 200 awards during his career in which his films numbered more than 400.
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Harry Rasky made two wildly different docudramas entitled Hall of Kings, for which he won an Emmy Award, and Upon This Rock, which starred Orson Welles.
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Harry Rasky's films were dubbed "Raskymentaries" by film critics, and noted for their poetry of the screen.
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Harry Rasky decided to dedicate his filmmaking career to documenting the world's greatest creators.
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Harry Rasky published an autobiography, Nobody Swings on Sunday, in 1980.
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Harry Rasky was named a member of the Order of Canada in 2003.
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Harry Rasky died in hospital of heart failure on 9 April 2007 while recovering from a hip fracture sustained at his home.