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Peter Macfarlane
Peter Macfarlane in a television studio control room, directing the taping of a show
BornPeter Macfarlane
(1927-Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".-{{{day}}})Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". 1927
Vancouver, Canada
Died1965(1965-00-00) (aged 37–38)
Tobermory, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Years active1949–1965

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 CPC TV in Toronto in 1951 and created or worked on many early television shows, including Juliette, Haunted Studio, Graphic, 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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