Norman Campbell

This article is about the Canadian television director and producer. For the British physicist and philosopher of science, see Norman Robert Campbell.

Norman Kenneth Campbell
Born	February 4, 1924(1924-02-04) Los Angeles, California
Died	April 12, 2004(2004-04-12) (aged 80) Toronto, Ontario
Awards	Order of Canada Order of Ontario

Norman Kenneth Campbell, OC, OOnt (February 4, 1924 – April 12, 2004) was a Canadian composer, television producer, and television director best known for co-writing Anne of Green Gables - The Musical.

Born in Los Angeles, California, he joined CBC Vancouver as a radio producer in 1948. In 1952, he went to Toronto to produce the early CBC Television broadcasts. He produced and directed hundreds of television programs between the 1950s and 1990s. He directed episodes of All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and One Day at a Time.

In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of the distinction he has brought to Canadian theatre through the operas, ballets, plays and musical comedies he has produced on stage and television for well over a quarter-century". ^[1] In 1998, he was awarded the Order of Ontario for his "many celebrated musical scores over the years, including Anne of Green Gables, an international favourite for more than 30 years". ^[2] He was named a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1975.

He died of a stroke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2004.

References

• "TV pioneer Norman Campbell dies". http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/13/campbell040413. Retrieved February 3, 2006. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Norman K. Campbell at the Internet Movie Database
• CBC Radio 1982 broadcast: CBC pioneer Norman Campbell looks back on career
• Norman Kenneth Campbell at The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Find A Grave entry
• Canadian Communications Foundation profile

References

1. ^ Order of Canada citation
2. ^ http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/honours/order/order-recipients-1998.htm

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Name	Campbell, Norman
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Date of birth	February 4, 1924
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death	April 12, 2004
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario