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Toronto International Film Festival co-founder Bill Marshall dead
- Updated: January 3, 2017
Toronto: Producer Bill Marshall, who co-founded a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 1976, has died during a age of 77 here.
Marshall died of cardiac detain on Jan 1 in a hospital, according to his family, reports variety.com.
Marshall constructed underline films and documentaries – a many remarkable one was a Canadian film “Outrageous!”. He also constructed live entertainment productions.
A matter from a festival read: “We are deeply saddened by a flitting of a crony and TIFF Chair Emeritus Bill Marshall.
“Founder of a Festival of Festivals in 1976 (along with co-founders Henk Van der Kolk and Dusty Cohl), Bill was also a organisation’s executive in a initial 3 years.
“He was a colonize in a Canadian film attention and his prophesy of formulating a open Festival that would move a universe to Toronto by a transformative energy of cinema stands currently as one of his many poignant legacies.
“Without his persistence and dedication, a Toronto International Film Festival would not be among a many successful open informative festivals today.”
Marshall changed to Canada from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1955. He served as debate manager and arch of staff for 3 opposite Toronto mayors and an confidant to Canadian politicians.
In addition, he helped settle a Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, The Toronto Film and Television Office and he was past boss of a Canadian Association of Motion Picture Producers.
He is survived by his mother Sari Ruda, his children Lee, Stephen and Shelagh and 6 grandchildren.