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Christopher Chapman

Canadian film director (1927-2015)
Person human Q2966560

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 24, 1927
Date of death
October 24, 2015
Place of birth
Toronto
Place of death
Uxbridge
Country of citizenship
Canada[10]
Occupation
film director, cinematographer, producer, director
Award received
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Member of the Order of Canada[11][12]
Father
Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman[9]
Sibling
Howard Dennison Chapman
Citizenship
Canada
Work location
Canada[17]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[18][19]
Archives at
University of Saskatchewan[14]
Family name
Chapman[15]
Given name
Christopher[16]
Start of work period
1954[20]
Work period start
1954
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 16
ACMI ID
creators/16462
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6012
AllMovie person ID
p118614
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
56002
Elonet person ID
901898
Film.ru person ID
kristofer-chepman-0
Freebase ID
/m/0b_l7rl
George Eastman Museum people ID
102844
IMDb ID
nm0152326
Kinobox person ID
166745
Kinopoisk person ID
342810
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-14959
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PORT person ID
176862
Swedish Film Database person ID
299763
TMDB person ID
1193183
ČSFD person ID
63383

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Occupation 4
film director, director, cinematographer, producer
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Archives at 1
University of Saskatchewan
Award received 1
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Family name 1
Chapman
Films directed 1
A Place to Stand
Given name 1
Christopher
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Toronto
Place of death 1
Uxbridge
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Canada
← Film editor 1
A Place to Stand
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Summary

Born in Toronto[1], he… he was born on January 24, 1927[2]. He died in Uxbridge[3]. He died on October 24, 2015[4]. He worked as a film director[5], cinematographer[6], producer[7], and director[8].

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Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[11], an award for best short film[21], in United States[22], founded in 1931[23] and Member of the Order of Canada[12], a grade of an order[24], in Canada[25].

FAQs

Where was Christopher Chapman born?

Christopher Chapman was born in Toronto[1].

Where did Christopher Chapman die?

Christopher Chapman died in Uxbridge[3].

Who were Christopher Chapman's parents?

Christopher Chapman's father was Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman[9].

What did Christopher Chapman do for work?

Christopher Chapman worked as film director[5], cinematographer[6], producer[7], and director[8].

What awards did Christopher Chapman receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[11] and Member of the Order of Canada[12].

Related Entities

Canada Toronto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . port.hu. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . awardsdatabase.oscars.org. awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . memorysask.ca. memorysask.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . historygreatest.com. historygreatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . awardsdatabase.oscars.org. awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . awardsdatabase.oscars.org. awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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