Clifford "Cliff" Solway (November 6, 1926 – August 3, 2009) was a Canadian producer and director for public affairs programming for 57 years on CBC Television.[1]
Biography
Solway was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended college at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute there. After graduating, he began work with CBC at the suggestion of a friend; he applied and was hired into the lightning department and eventually rose to the level of producer.[2] He produced such shows as Fighting Words and Background.
While working in Toronto, he met lifelong friend Antoinette Bower, who worked at the studio. Though they eventually tried to live together in Bower's home city, Los Angeles, for a time, they did not spend enough time together for the relationship to be viable, as Solway had to spend too much time in Toronto. Although Bower married in 1963, they remained close friends for Solway's entire life. After his death, Bower was quoted as saying, "We were soulmates for life. We loved each other."[2]
Later in his life, Solway lived in New York City,[1] where he worked as a freelance writer for newspapers – including Saturday Night, Village Voice and the New Statesman – and as a documentary producer.[2]
Works
- Books Alive (TV series)
- The Business of Books (TV Series)
- Crossfire (TV series)
- Profile (TV series)
- Fighting Words (TV series)
- Background (TV series)
- The Business of Books (TV series)
- Explorations (TV series)
- Provincial Affairs (TV series)
- Winter Conference (1956) (TV series)
- The Way It Is (TV series, director)
- The Times They Are A-Changin' (TV movie)
- Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reagan and The Big, Beautiful, Beleaguered American Dream (documentary)
- A Long View Of Canadian History (documentary)
- The Gay Life (documentary, short)
- The Burglars (documentary, short)
- "Turning History Upside Down" (article)[3]
- "Film, Television, and Reality" (article)[4]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary: Clifford Solway". Toronto Star. August 7, 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Gallagher, Danny (September 10, 2009). "He was there when the CBC introduced TV to Canadians". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Solway, Clifford (20 June 1970). "Turning History Upside Down". Saturday Review. USA: McCall Corporation.
- ^ Solway, Clifford (1966). "Film, Television, and Reality". Teachers College Record. 3. 68 (3): 1–3. doi:10.1177/016146816606800310. S2CID 246490353.
External links
- Picture of Clifford Solway
- Cliff Solway at IMDb
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "CBC Television Series, 1952-1982" (PDF). Queen's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 16 Feb 2016.
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