古德鲁·帕克

Gudrun Bjerring Parker OC (born March 16, 1920 in Winnipeg) is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, writer, producer and a recipient of the Order of Canada. She worked on films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), during the Second World War and in the early 1950s. Parker wrote the script for The Stratford Adventure, which was nominated for an academy award, and directed part of Royal Journey, which won a BAFTA.She married fellow NFB filmmaker Morten Parker. They often worked as a team on films and in 1963 they established a production company together, Parker Film Associates.[1]

Gudrun Parker

Born

March 16, 1920 (age 98)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Nationality

Canadian

Other names

Gudrun Bjerring

Alma mater

University of Winnipeg

Occupation

filmmaker, teacher

Known for

Filmmaking, teaching

Spouse(s)

Morten Parker

Children

2

While she left the NFB in 1956 to focus on raising her first child Julie, Parker remained active in the filmmaking industry.[2] Her husband travelled to locations and filmed for their production company while she stayed at home producing, editing, and eventually working as a film studies teacher at Vanier College.[3]