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Linda Schuyler is a Director and Producer born on 1948 at London (United-kingdom)
Linda Schuyler, CM OOnt (née Bawcutt; born in 1948 in London, England) is a Canadian television producer involved in the creation of the Degrassi series and Instant Star series of teen programs. Schuyler got her ideas for Degrassi from her former career as a teacher.
The daughter of Jack and Joyce Bawcutt, Schuyler immigrated with her family to Canada in 1957 and was raised in Paris, Ontario.
After dropping out of university, where she had been studying math, Schuyler earned her qualifications to be a school teacher and taught for four years at Earl Grey Senior Public School in Toronto's east end. In 1976, she and Kit Hood founded Playing With Time Inc., a production company which made short films and educational documentaries, in particular what became the Kids of Degrassi Street series for CBC Television which spawned the Degrassi franchise. In the early 1990s, Schuyler and Hood separated and Schuyler founded Epitome Pictures which produced several television series and films including Degrassi: The Next Generation.
In 1993, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2012, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario.
In 1995, she married her producing partner Stephen Stohn.
In 2010, she received the Academy Achievement Award, at a Gemini Award ceremony.
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Linda Schuyler
The daughter of Jack and Joyce Bawcutt, Schuyler immigrated with her family to Canada in 1957 and was raised in Paris, Ontario.
After dropping out of university, where she had been studying math, Schuyler earned her qualifications to be a school teacher and taught for four years at Earl Grey Senior Public School in Toronto's east end. In 1976, she and Kit Hood founded Playing With Time Inc., a production company which made short films and educational documentaries, in particular what became the Kids of Degrassi Street series for CBC Television which spawned the Degrassi franchise. In the early 1990s, Schuyler and Hood separated and Schuyler founded Epitome Pictures which produced several television series and films including Degrassi: The Next Generation.
In 1993, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2012, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario.
In 1995, she married her producing partner Stephen Stohn.
In 2010, she received the Academy Achievement Award, at a Gemini Award ceremony.
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Ida Makes a Movie (1979)
, 23minutesDirected by Linda Schuyler
Origin Canada
Themes Children's films
Rating70%
The National Film Board of Canada is sponsoring a movie festival. Ida Lucas is a nine-year-old girl who decides to make a movie about the environment (specifically garbage), and enter it into the festival. The judges, thinking the film is about war, accept Ida's film into the festival finals.
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School's Out (1992)
, 1h30Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Pat Mastroianni, Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Stefan Brogren, Anais Granofsky, Amanda Stepto
Roles Producer
Rating81%
It is graduation time for the gang at Degrassi High, and everyone is making plans for the summer and their future. Most are preparing for university or far-off travel except for Joey Jeremiah (Pat Mastroianni) who is preparing for another year in high school. His longtime girlfriend Caitlin Ryan (Stacie Mistysyn) has taken a number of extra classes and completed high school in three years and has graduated with Joey's former peers.
Ida Makes a Movie (1979)
, 23minutesDirected by Linda Schuyler
Origin Canada
Themes Children's films
Roles Producer
Rating70%
The National Film Board of Canada is sponsoring a movie festival. Ida Lucas is a nine-year-old girl who decides to make a movie about the environment (specifically garbage), and enter it into the festival. The judges, thinking the film is about war, accept Ida's film into the festival finals.