Joe Wiesenfeld Biography (1947-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Born May 12, 1947, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; son of Boris (a laborer) and Frieda (a homemaker; maiden name, Rozenstwieg) Wiesenfeld; married MarilynL. Magid (divorced, 1978); married Judy M. (a television producer), June 1, 1984. Addresses: Agent: Jeff Alpern, Alpern Group, 15645 Royal Oak Rd.,Encino, CA 91436.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, producer

Birth Details

May 12, 1947

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Coproducer, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (miniseries), ABC, 1997
• Co-executive producer, A Knight in Camelot (movie), ABC, 1998
• Coproducer, Back to the Secret Garden (movie), Showtime, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Teleplays
• Miniseries
• Anne of Green Gables, CBC, 1985, broadcast on _Wonderworks,_PBS, 1986
• Brothers by Choice, CBS, 1986
• 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, ABC, 1997
• Seasons of Love, CBS, 1999
• Movies
• A Nest of Singing Birds, c. 1988
• Princes in Exile, CBC, 1990
• The Yearling, CBS, 1994
• At the Midnight Hour, CBS, 1995
• A Mother's Gift (also known as A Lantern in Her Hand), CBS,1995
• A Knight in Camelot, ABC, 1998
• Half a Dozen Babies (also known as Life's Little Struggles), ABC, 1999
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Odyssey, 1999
• Back to the Secret Garden, Showtime, 2000
• The Hound of the Baskervilles, CTV and Odyssey, 2000
• Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story, ABC, 2001
• Recipe for Murder (also known as Murray Maguire, M.E.), 2001
• The Royal Scandal (also known as Scandal in Bohemia), Hallmark Channel, 2001
• The Sign of Four, Hallmark Channel, 2001
• (With Jeremy Hole) "A Killing Spring," CTV Mystery, CTV, 2002
• Also wrote Criminal Instincts.
• Other
• "Caddie Woodlawn," Wonderworks, PBS, 1989
• Screenplays
• The Mourning Suit, Cinepix Film Properties, 1975
• Recommendation for Mercy (also known as Teenage Psycho Killer), 1975
• Japan Inc.: Lessons for North America? (short film), 1980
• By Design (also known as Sur mesure), Atlantic Releasing, 1982
• Boys and Girls (short film), Atlantis Films, c. 1984
• The Painted Door (short film), c. 1984
• Going to War (short film), 1985
• One Step Away (short film), National Film Board of Canada, 1985
• Return to the Secret Garden, Feature Films for Families, 2000
• Other films include The Steven Truscott Story.
• Stage Plays
• Spratt, Talonbooks, 1978
• Author of the plays Amor de los mos and Hilary's Birthday.