Olive fredrickson biography
About the Author OLIVE A. FREDRICKSON gave birth to three children, and raised two to adulthood.!
Overcoming adversity
Powerful roles for nature, landscape
Published: Feb 06 2015, 01:01:am
Born on this day (February 6) in 1930, Allan Winton King brought a documentarist's eye to a film that was a special project for its star, Ellen Burstyn.
The story of Olive Fredrickson, the pioneer woman who was its hero, King's 1981 feature was set against Canada's Silence of the North.
Olive's mother, Clara Clark Goodwin, died in near Athabasca, Alberta, Canada as the result of an epileptic seizure leaving 9-year old Olive and several of.
Monday, November 2, 1981.
SILENCE OF THE NORTH. Written by Patricia Louisiana Knop, based on the 1972 book by Ben East and Olive Fredrickson. Music by Allan Macmillan. Directed by Allan King.Running time: 94 minutes.
Ivy Olive Alta Fredrickson (Goodwin).Mature entertainment with the B.C. Classifier's warning: occasional coarse language and swearing.
SILENCE OF THE NORTH begins with the statement "this is a true story." A little danger light blinks on in my head whenever I see that claim.
Filmmakers abhor true stories.
Their function in life is to tinker with the truth. I know of no feature film, from the much