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Canadian TV Producer/Director (1927–1965)| Peter Macfarlane | |
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| Born | 1927 Vancouver, Canada |
| Died | 1965(1965-00-00) (aged 37–38) Tobermory, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1949–1965 |
Peter Macfarlane (1927 – 1965) was a Canadian TV director and producer. Hs career took him from Canada to Granada TV in the UK and ATV in Australia in the early days of television.
Early life
Macfarlane began in radio, as an announcer for CBR, in Calgary, Canada. He moved to CKDA in 1946 in Victoria, British Columbia. He was drawn to the new technology of television and graduated top of his class from the New York School of Radio and Television in 1950.
Film and television career
Returning from New York, Macfarlane joined moved to Toronto, initially to work in the fledgling TV division of MacLaren Advertising. Subsequently, he moved to CBC TV in Toronto in 1951 and created or worked on many early television shows, including Juliette, Haunted Studio, Graphic, Cross Country Hit Parade, and others.
Personal Life and Death
Peter Macfarlane was a keen scuba diver and wrote extensively for the Canadian Sub Aqua Club and other similar organizations.
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