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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.
Jan 1, 2022 · Born on this day (January 1) in 1933, William Fruet wrote and directed Wedding in White, Canada’s best film of 1972. In 1973, he sat down with me in Vancouver to talk about the importance of a domestic movie industry to the larger project of nation building.
William Fruet. 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).
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- Director, Writer, Producer
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- William Fruet
Reviews. Wedding in White. Drama. 103 minutes ‧ 1973. Roger Ebert. May 30, 1973. 3 min read. Jeannie is the kind of girl you can never remember from high school: sort of pretty in a faded way, not very bright and weighted down with a vast lack of confidence. She’s 16 years old and very much in awe of her friend, Dollie, who uses lipstick ...
Sep 3, 2021 · William Fruet is responsible for a handful of notable “B” movies of yesteryear; Blue Monkey, Funeral Home, Killer Party, Spasms, and Trapped all have that touch of weirdness the filmmaker is ...
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William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) [1] 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.
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