John Kent Harrison Explained

John Kent Harrison
Birth Date:1947
Birth Place:London, Ontario Canada
Alma Mater:Appleby College
Columbia University
Concordia University
Years Active:1980–present
Awards:CableACE Award
Canadian Screen Award
Christopher Award
Kidscreen Award
Toronto Sprockets International Film Festival for Children award
Bronze Wrangler award

John Kent Harrison is a Canadian film and television director and writer.

Early life

Harrison was born in London, Ontario in 1947 and attended the private school Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario. After graduating in 1964, he attended Columbia University in New York, then briefly worked as a stock broker before returning to school. He earned a Master's degree at Montreal’s Concordia University, and stayed, becoming Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Concordia University. While there, he wrote and directed several films. He moved to Los Angeles in 1984.[1]

Career

Harrison has directed 32 projects, and written 21, most of which won, or were nominated for, numerous awards in acting and craft categories. Harrison has received several nominations for writing and directing.

His 1992 film The Sound and the Silence, which he wrote and directed, won the 1994 CableACE Award for best International Movie or Miniseries/Comedy or Dramatic Special or Series. His 1997 adaptation of William Faulkner’s Old Man won the 1997 Christopher Award for Best Film. You Know My Name won the Bronze Wrangler for Television Feature Film at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s 2000 Western Heritage Awards. At the 2003 Toronto Sprockets International Film Festival for Children, A Wrinkle in Time won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film. L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables won the award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie at the 2017 Kidscreen Awards. Harrison won the 2018 Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction, Children’s or Youth, for Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew.

Personal life

In 1969, following graduation from university, Harrison and a friend paddled an 18-foot canoe from their home town of London, Ontario, through the Canadian river systems to Lake Erie, then down the Mississippi to New Orleans, where Mayor Victor H. Schiro awarded them Honorary Citizenship and the Key to the City.[2] [3]

Harrison is the father of Canadian author Sabrina Ward Harrison.

He holds dual Canadian-American citizenship. In 2013, he married his second wife, American producer Gretchen Miller and has since lived in Portland, Oregon.[4]

Filmography

Director

Writer

References

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  2. Web site: John Kent Harrison, Alumni Biography . appleby.on.ca . Appleby College . 3 January 2023.
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  4. Web site: Turnquist . Kristi . Portlander John Kent Harrison... . oregonlive.com . November 28, 2013 . Oregon Live . 3 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Thanks for the Ride . onf-nfb.gc.ca . October 11, 2012 . National Film Board of Canada . 3 February 2023.
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  10. Web site: Old Man . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  11. Web site: A House Divided . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  12. Web site: The Winning Season . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Faith: Pope John Paul II . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  14. Web site: The Water is Wide . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Garron . Barry . Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness . hollywoodreporter.com . April 19, 2007 . Hollywood Reporter . 3 January 2023.
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  17. Web site: Change of Plans . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  18. Web site: Game of Your Life . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  19. Web site: Hattie's Heist . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
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  21. Web site: Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
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  23. Web site: Tropical Heat - She . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
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  26. Web site: Calm at Sunset . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  27. Web site: Faith: Pope John Paul II . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
  28. Web site: Change of Plans . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.
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  31. Web site: Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars . kinorium.com . Kinorium . 3 January 2023.

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