Roman Kroitor
Canadian filmmaker (1926–2012)
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force.2
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Born Dec 12, 1926, died Sep 17, 2012.1
About
His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations.
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Companies
- IMAX CorporationFounder11
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Manitoba3
Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.
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Career
Occupation: screenwriter, producer, director, inventor, film producer, film director.6
- Date not recordedWorked at National Film Board of Canada4
- Date not recordedFounded IMAX Corporation5
Personal life
In 1955, Kroitor married Janet Ferguson (Graeme Ferguson's sister); they had five children and lived in Montreal. On September 17, 2012, he died at the age of 85.
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- 1WikidataRoman Kroitor on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRoman Kroitor on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataRoman Kroitor: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 11WikidataIMAX Corporation, Founder