Michael Ondaatje
Known for
Directing
Born
October 12, 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Biography
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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
1996
Stories We Tell
2012
Poetry in Motion
1982
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
Al Purdy Was Here
2015
Elimination Dance
1998
Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
2016The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show
1974The Sons of Captain Poetry
1970
Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet
1999Filmography
2016
2015
Al Purdy Was Hereas (voice)
2013
2012
Stories We TellThanks
2006
2004
1999
Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poetas Himself
1998
Elimination DanceWriter, Director
1996
The English PatientNovel
1982
Poetry in Motionas Self
1974
1970
The Sons of Captain PoetryDirector
1970
Carry On Crime and PunishmentDirector