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Ted Allan

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Ted Allan

Aliases: Alan Herman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1916-01-26 （Montreal）
Died
1995-06-29 age 79
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Montreal, Canada

Career

Occupations
screenwriter, author, poet
Active Years
1937-1995
Influenced By
Norman Bethune
Nominations
Academy Award nomination (Lies My Father Told Me)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
1975
Work: Lies My Father Told Me
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result: nomination
Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film
1975
Work: Lies My Father Told Me
Organization: Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Result: winner
Golden Bear
1984
Work: Love Streams
Organization: Berlin International Film Festival
Result: winner
Stephen Leacock Award
1985
Work: Love is a Long Shot
Organization: Stephen Leacock Associates
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

This Time a Better Earth

1939 novel

First novel based on Spanish Civil War experiences

Spanish Civil Waranti-fascism

Lies My Father Told Me

1975 film screenplay

Canadian film about a Jewish family

familyimmigration

Love Streams

1984 film screenplay

Directed by John Cassavetes

lovemental illness

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1990 film screenplay

Biopic of Norman Bethune

biographyrevolution

Bibliography

  • This Time a Better Earth (1939)
  • The Scalpel, the Sword (1952)
  • Willie the Squowse (1977)
  • Love is a Long Shot (1984)
  • Don't You Know Anybody Else (1985)

Health

  • respiratory failure
    1995
    cause of death

Legacy

Canadian screenwriter and author known for Spanish Civil War experiences and Bethune biography

Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada

In Popular Culture

  • NFB documentary 'Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the Twentieth Century'

Trivia

  • Participated in Spanish Civil War with Lincoln Battalion
  • Nominated for Academy Award
  • Jewish Canadian