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Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje

Known for

Directing

Born

October 12, 1943 (age 82)

Birthplace

Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philip Michael Ondaatje (born September 12, 1943), OC, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Colombo Chetty and Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film.

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Best known work

The English Patient

The English Patient

1996
Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

2012
Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion

1982
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

2004
Al Purdy Was Here

Al Purdy Was Here

2015
Elimination Dance

Elimination Dance

1998
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

2016
The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show

The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show

1974
The Sons of Captain Poetry

The Sons of Captain Poetry

1970
Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet

Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet

1999

Filmography

  1. 2016

    Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

    as Self

  2. 2015

  3. 2013

  4. 2012

  5. 2006

  6. 2004

  7. 1999

  8. 1998

    Elimination Dance

    Writer, Director

  9. 1996

  10. 1982

  11. 1974

  12. 1970

  13. 1970

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