Harry Rasky Net Worth

Harry Rasky Net Worth is
$1.9 Million

Harry Rasky Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Harry Rasky, CM, O.Ont (9 May 1928 – 9 April 2007) was a Canadian documentary film producer.He was born in Toronto into a Jewish family, where he completed studies at University College. He participated in CBC Television's first four years writing and producing CBC Newsmagazine (1952-1955). He also produced a documentary for the 1961 debut evening of CTV Television Network. He earned more than 200 awards during his career in which his films numbered more than 400.In late 1950s Rasky moved to New York where he was hired by towering figures in the broadcasting world such as Murrow and Cronkite. After learning the tricks of the trade Rasky became a freelance director and began to travel around the world documenting every inch of his journey. Throughout the 1960s Harry made films on Castro, Che Guevera, Lady Bird Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt, The Nobel Prize Winners in 1964 (which included Martin Luther King Jr.) and many more individuals. He also made two wildly different docudramas entitled "Hall of Kings" - for which he won an Emmy - and "Upon This Rock" which starred Orson Welles. His films were called "Raskymentaries" by the New York Times and Los Angeles Times and noted for their poetry of the screen.After making a film in Vietnam entitled "Operation Sea War", Rasky decided that politics was not his area of interest. He decided to dedicate his filmmaking career to documenting the world's greatest creators. By the early 1970s Harry returned to his native Toronto when the CBC offered him a simple arrangement: "make one film a year for us on whatever you want." Throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s, Harry came into contact, once again, with the most interesting people alive in the world. He made films on Leonard Cohen, Marc Chagall (nominated for an Oscar), Henry Moore, Baryshnikov, Teresa Stratas, Will and Ariel Durant, Christopher Plummer, Yousef Karsh, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller. He also made sweeping epic films that covered a variety of issues including "The War Against the Indians" and "The Spies That Never Were."Rasky died in hospital of heart failure on 9 April 2007 while recovering from a hip fracture sustained at his home.

Date Of BirthMay 9, 1928
Died2007-04-09
Place Of BirthToronto, Ontario, Canada
ProfessionDirector, Writer, Producer
Star SignTaurus
#Fact
1He was one of Canada's leading documentary filmmakers. He co-founded the news documentary department at the CBC when he was 24. He made biographies of many luminaries, including Marc Chagall, Arthur Miller, Christopher Plummer, and George Bernard Shaw.
2He was awarded more than 200 international prizes and citations, including the Venice Film Award, several Peabody Awards, an Emmy, and two Oscar nominations.

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Biography1994TV Series documentary 1 episode
War Against the Indians1993Documentary
Karsh: The Searching Eye1986Documentary
Being Different1981Documentary
The Song of Leonard Cohen1980Documentary
Arthur Miller on Home Ground1979TV Movie documentary
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love1977Documentary
Tennessee Williams' South1973TV Movie documentary
Upon This Rock1970TV Movie
The Twentieth Century1963TV Series documentary 2 episodes
A Day Called X1957TV Movie documentary

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
War Against the Indians1993Documentary writer
Karsh: The Searching Eye1986Documentary
Being Different1981Documentary
The Song of Leonard Cohen1980Documentary
Arthur Miller on Home Ground1979TV Movie documentary
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love1977Documentary
Tennessee Williams' South1973TV Movie documentary
Upon This Rock1970TV Movie
The Twentieth Century1963TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
A Day Called X1957TV Movie documentary

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Biography1994TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
War Against the Indians1993Documentary producer
Karsh: The Searching Eye1986Documentary producer
Being Different1981Documentary producer
The Song of Leonard Cohen1980Documentary producer
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love1977Documentary producer
Tennessee Williams' South1973TV Movie documentary producer
The Great Challenge1960TV Movie producer
A Day Called X1957TV Movie documentary producer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Duncan Campbell Scott: The Poet and the Indians1995thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
War Against the Indians1993DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Karsh: The Searching Eye1986DocumentaryHimself / Interviewer / Narrator
The Bob McLean Show1981TV SeriesHimself - Guest

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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