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John Dunning (April 27, 1927 – September 19, 2011) was a pioneering Canadian film producer from Montreal who co-founded the Canadian film production company Cinépix and produced early works by notable Canadian directors David Cronenberg and Ivan Reitman.
John Dunning was born on 27 April 1927 in Verdun, Québec, Canada. He was a producer and writer, known for My Bloody Valentine (2009), Buffalo '66 (1998) and Meatballs (1979). He was married to Jean Myzner.
22 Sep 2011 · John Dunning, a co-founder of Canada’s pioneering Cinepix film company who helped jump-start the careers of David Cronenberg and Ivan Reitman, died Sept. 19 in Montreal after a long illness,...
27 Sep 2011 · “John Dunning is the unacknowledged godfather of an entire generation of Canadian filmmakers,” offered Cronenberg, whose early films Shivers and Rabid were produced by Cinepix.
23 Sep 2011 · Producer and independent film exhibitor John Dunning, who was instrumental in getting mini-major Lionsgate off the ground, died in Montreal on Monday, Sept. 19, after a long illness. He was...
30 Okt 2011 · While some actors, producers and directors left Canada to find more opportunities in Hollywood, John Dunning stayed in his homeland to become a pioneer who helped to establish the country's...
John Dunning was a pioneering Canadian film producer from Montreal who co-founded the Canadian film production company Cinépix and produced early works by notable Canadian directors David Cronenberg and Ivan Reitman. Dunning launched Cinépix with partner André Link in Montreal in the early 1960s.
