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- Birth nameDavid Paul MacPherson Almond
- Paul Almond's television and movie productions have won numerous awards, including: 12 Canadian Film Awards (Genies), 3 Ohio State Awards and other international awards
In 2001, Paul Almond was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "demonstrated an outstanding level of talent and service to Canadians".
In 2007, the Director's Guild of Canada presented Paul Almond with their Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to Canadian film and television.- IMDb mini biography by: David Stansfield - In 1990 he turned to full time writing, and recently began publishing novels in the Alford Saga, romantic adventures from 1800-2000. The first in the series, The Deserter, was a Canadian best seller. The second, The Survivor, and the third, The Pioneer, were published in 2011. The next four will be published in 2012-2014.- IMDb mini biography by: Paul Almond
- Paul Almond has written eight novels in The Alford Saga (historical fiction). The saga begins with The Deserter in 1800 then follows, through the eyes of a settler's family, most major developments in Canadian history in an exciting adventure romance format. The Survivor (Book 2, published in 2011) and The Pioneer (Book 3, published in 2012), and The Pilgrim (Book 4, published in 2012), were followed by The Chaplain (Book 5, published in 2013). Red Deer Press published both The Gunner (Book 6) and The Hero (Book 7) in 2014. The Inheritor - released April 2015 by Red Deer Press - is the eighth and final novel in The Alford Saga. In it, the protagonist, Paul Alford, breaks into the impenetrable world of motion pictures in the 1960s when none existed in Canada. His creative career becomes central to the rich blossoming of Canadian culture and he puts Canadian ideas and stars on the world's screens.- IMDb mini biography by: Barbara Burgess
- SpousesJoan Almond(September 11, 1976 - April 9, 2015) (his death)Geneviève Bujold(March 18, 1967 - May 1974) (divorced, 1 child)Angela Leigh(1957 - 1964) (divorced)
- Father, with Geneviève Bujold, of actor/director,Matt Almond
- He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on October 18, 2001 for his services to drama and invested on May 9, 2003 from the Canadian Governor General for his services to Canada .His career has been marked by creativity and a passion for excellence. After directing more than 100 dramas for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he later went on to feature filmmaking. His widely acclaimed trilogy, "Isabel," "Act of the Heart," and "Journe,"y which he wrote, directed and produced made a distinctive contribution to Canadian cinema. Other films followed and, more recently, he has turned his talents to writing novels. While his accomplishments are numerous, he has never forgotten his ancestral roots and has provided a venue for Gaspé artists through the Almond Art Centre. He was a resident of Malibu, California.
- After turning to feature filmmaking, he attracted domestic and international attention with Isabel (1968), Act of the Heart (1970) and Détour (1972), a trilogy of understated explorations of the mind and spirit starring then wife Geneviève Bujold.
- A graduate of Oxford University, he began his career by founding a traveling company of Shakespearean Players touring England, before joining the CBC in Toronto in 1954 as a director.
- Malibu, California
- It isn't so easy to live with an actress. I married [Geneviève Bujold--not Isabel or St. Joan or Anne Boleyn---but I live with them all . . . There is a curious internal process going on in her that begins the moment she signs to do a picture. At the first "Action!" she has become the character, and it never leaves her until long after the last "Cut!"
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