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William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) is a Canadian film and television director, playwright and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the drama Wedding in White (1972), based on a play he had also written. The film won Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1973
A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, William Fruet trained as an actor, playwright and director. He moved to Toronto in 1952, intending to find acting work, but had to supplement his occasional roles in CBC productions by working as a photographer.
Nov 7, 2023 · Shebib was working on a series of television documentaries in the 1960s when Goin' Down the Road was conceived, with a screenplay written by William Fruet, his colleague at CBC's The Way It Is.
Director: The House by the Lake. William Fruet was born on 1 January 1933 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for The House by the Lake (1976), The Egg Factory (2008) and Code Name: Eternity (2000).
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Producer
- Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- William Fruet
Out of this commonplace story about ordinary people, the Canadian writer and director William Fruet has fashioned “Wedding in White,” a poignant, bitter, sometimes surprisingly funny slice-of-life.
Willliam Fruet (January 1, 1933) is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing Goin Down the Road (1970) with Donald Shebib. Fruet is a graduate of the National Theatre School in Montreal.
Apr 30, 1973 · William Fruet's "Wedding in White" is a good, tough, clear-eyed Canadian film about a working-class family and the sweet, dim-witted, 16-year-old daughter, Jeannie, who finds herself "in...
