William (Bill) Whitehead | |
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Born | William Frederick Whitehead August 16, 1931 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Died | February 1, 2018 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 86)
Occupation | Radio and television documentary writer, memoirist, filmmaker, actor |
Language | English |
Period | 1960s-2010s |
Notable works | Dieppe 1942, The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, Wild Africa, Words to Live By |
Partners | Timothy Findley, Trevor Green |
William Frederick (Bill) Whitehead (August 16, 1931 – February 1, 2018) was a Canadian writer, actor and filmmaker. Whitehead is best known as a writer of radio and television documentaries[1] and as the former partner of the late Canadian writer Timothy Findley.[2]