Bob Clark | |
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| Born | Benjamin Robert Clark August 5, 1939 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2007 (aged 67) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1966–2007 |
| Notable work | Black Christmas Murder by Decree Tribute Porky's A Christmas Story |
| Children | 2 |
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), Porky's (1981), and A Christmas Story (1983).[1][2][3] He won three Genie Awards (two Best Direction and one Best Screenplay) with two additional nominations.