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Brian McKenna
Brian McKenna (August 8, 1945 – May 5, 2023) was a Canadian documentary film director. He directed films on Canadian history and explorations of the world at war.
Brian McKenna was born on August 8, 1945 in Montreal, Canada
McKenna was a founding producer of CBC's Oscar and Emmy award-winning documentary program, The Fifth Estate, where he worked from 1975 to 1988. McKenna was a parliamentary correspondent for the Montreal Star. He was a frequent collaborator with his brother Terence, also a filmmaker, in particular on the three-part series The Valour and the Horror. The most controversial segment in the series concerned strategic bombing during World War II.
McKenna's contributions included prize-winning films about Canada's wars, including the War of 1812, the First and Second World Wars, and Korea.[citation needed] Among his documentary film achievements, McKenna also co-authored the Penguin Books biography of Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau.
McKenna wrote for Saturday Night, Weekend Magazine, the Literary Review of Canada, Cité Libre, the Toronto Star and Maclean's.[citation needed]
McKenna died on May 5, 2023, from an illness at the age of 77.
McKenna was awarded a combined nine Gemini and prix Gemeaux awards and was the winner of a lifetime achievement Gemini and the Pierre Berton Prize for Canadian History. He has received three Nellie awards for best documentary writing. His hour-long 1983 investigation on the assassination of JFK drew the largest audiences for The Fifth Estate in the show's history.
"In many respects, Brian McKenna's extensive commitment to broadcasting Canada's stories laid the groundwork for future major television projects with Canadian history at their core. But what makes him so honourable to me, is his passion to telling exceptional stories of everyday Canadians – so that all of us can better see ourselves in our history," said Deborah Morrison, president and C.E.O. of Canada's National History Society, who bestows the annual Pierre Berton award.
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Brian McKenna
Brian McKenna (August 8, 1945 – May 5, 2023) was a Canadian documentary film director. He directed films on Canadian history and explorations of the world at war.
Brian McKenna was born on August 8, 1945 in Montreal, Canada
McKenna was a founding producer of CBC's Oscar and Emmy award-winning documentary program, The Fifth Estate, where he worked from 1975 to 1988. McKenna was a parliamentary correspondent for the Montreal Star. He was a frequent collaborator with his brother Terence, also a filmmaker, in particular on the three-part series The Valour and the Horror. The most controversial segment in the series concerned strategic bombing during World War II.
McKenna's contributions included prize-winning films about Canada's wars, including the War of 1812, the First and Second World Wars, and Korea.[citation needed] Among his documentary film achievements, McKenna also co-authored the Penguin Books biography of Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau.
McKenna wrote for Saturday Night, Weekend Magazine, the Literary Review of Canada, Cité Libre, the Toronto Star and Maclean's.[citation needed]
McKenna died on May 5, 2023, from an illness at the age of 77.
McKenna was awarded a combined nine Gemini and prix Gemeaux awards and was the winner of a lifetime achievement Gemini and the Pierre Berton Prize for Canadian History. He has received three Nellie awards for best documentary writing. His hour-long 1983 investigation on the assassination of JFK drew the largest audiences for The Fifth Estate in the show's history.
"In many respects, Brian McKenna's extensive commitment to broadcasting Canada's stories laid the groundwork for future major television projects with Canadian history at their core. But what makes him so honourable to me, is his passion to telling exceptional stories of everyday Canadians – so that all of us can better see ourselves in our history," said Deborah Morrison, president and C.E.O. of Canada's National History Society, who bestows the annual Pierre Berton award.