Ralph L. Thomas

Ralph L. Thomas (born September 8, 1939) is a Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He was born in São Luís, Maranhão to Canadian Baptist missionary parents and grew up there and in Canada. He attended the University of Toronto for two years and began to write for the entertainment pages of the Toronto Star in 1963.

Ralph L. Thomas
Born (1939-09-08) September 8, 1939
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
NationalityCanadian
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1977 – 1996
Spouse(s)Dorothy Thomas

He is married to Vivienne Leebosh, film producer. He was earlier married to Dorothy Thomas, a Toronto City Councillor.[2]

He directed his first film in 1977 for CBC Television, a made-for-TV movie called Tyler. He continued to make movies for television for a few years before he got his big break directing the feature film Ticket to Heaven. The film won Best Motion Picture at the Genie Awards and Thomas was nominated for Best Director.[3]

His follow-up film, The Terry Fox Story, also won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture. Thomas continued to direct feature and television films until 1996, although he opted to have his name removed from his 1989 film The First Season following producer interference in the editing.[4]

Selected filmography
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References
  1. "Ralph L. Thomas - Northern Stars". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  2. "Dorothy Thomas stormed city hall". Toronto Star, June 13, 2005.
  3. "Ticket to Heaven - Canada's Awards Database".
  4. "Director takes name off movie". Toronto Star, August 30, 1989.
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