Hugh Macdonald
- May 28, 2024
- 80 years
About Hugh Macdonald
Hugh Macdonald, 80, New Zealand filmmaker.
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|Hugh Rex Macdonald (1 December 1943 – 28 May 2024) was a New Zealand film director. He worked on films for the National Film Unit including travel films, and historical drama The Governor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film as producer.
Work
Macdonald directed the short film This is New Zealand, which was shown across three screens in the New Zealand pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka.
In 1986, Macdonald was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film as producer of The Frog, the Dog and the Devil, made with the New Zealand National Film Unit and Martin Townsend.
In August 2017, Macdonald presented at the New Zealand International Film Festival the biographical documentary "No Ordinary Sheila", which describes the 9-decades-long life of the Wellington-based natural historian, illustrator and writer Sheila Natusch. The movie was filmed over three years (2014-2017), mostly shot in Wellington and Stewart Island.
Macdonald died in the Porirua suburb of Whitby on 28 May 2024, at the age of 80.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 5 questions
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1.In which year did Hugh Macdonald die?
- A.2015
- B.2020
- C.2011
- D.2024correct
Hugh Macdonald died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "donald at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1943. Archive record: age at death 80. Archive record: date of death 28 May 2024."
2.How old was Hugh Macdonald when they died?
- A.75
- B.69
- C.80correct
- D.72
Hugh Macdonald was 80 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "Hugh Macdonald at NZ On Screen Hugh Macdonald at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1943. Archive record: age at death 80. Archive
3.In which year was Hugh Macdonald born?
- A.1943correct
- B.1931
- C.1937
- D.1934
Hugh Macdonald was born in 1943.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "ternal links == Official website Hugh Macdonald at NZ On Screen Hugh Macdonald at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1943. Archiv
4.In which month did Hugh Macdonald die?
- A.August
- B.July
- C.June
- D.Maycorrect
Hugh Macdonald died in May.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "Macdonald at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1943. Archive record: age at death 80. Archive record: date of death 28 Ma
5.On which day of the month did Hugh Macdonald die?
- A.27
- B.30
- C.28correct
- D.29
Hugh Macdonald died on day 28 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ugh Macdonald at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1943. Archive record: age at death 80. Archive record: date of death 2
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