Cameron Duncan

Cameron Duncan

Infobox actor

name = Cameron Duncan
birthdate = April 20, 1986
location = New Zealand
deathdate = November 12, 2003 (aged 17)
deathplace = USA

Cameron Troy Duncan (April 20, 1986 – November 12, 2003) was a writer and director from New Zealand.

Film career

Duncan completed many home videos but only two short films,which where unsatisfactory, except the second one. "DFK6498" and "Strike Zone", a movie involving his love for Softball, as well as a few commercials and brief clips, before dying of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, at age 17. He was successful in the Fair Go Ad Awards, with his entries for the high school section of the awards in 1999 and 2003 winning the award for best high school entries in their respective years. The advertisement he created for the 1999 competition was officially adopted by TVNZ and played on prime-time TV for its message about road safety.

Relationship with LOTR

Near the end of his life he befriended Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, inspiring the latter to write the Oscar-winning song, "Into the West" for the film "". After his death, his work as well as an explanatory documentary was put onto the Extended Edition DVD set for "The Return of the King."

On the set of , he received blessings from Viggo Mortensen and Sir Ian McKellen as well as a signed photo from John Rhys-Davies. He was going to make a cameo in the film, but his health worsened and it wasn't possible.

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