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Alvin Rakoff, Canadian Director of Laurence Olivier Starrer ‘A Voyage Round My Father,’ Dies at 97
Alvin Rakoff, the Canadian director who directed 'A Voyage Round My Father' and 'Shades of Greene,' has died. He was 97.
He went on to direct dozens of dramas including “Waiting for Gillian” (1954) and “Requiem for a Heavyweight” (1957) which starred then unknown actors Sean Connery (in his first leading role) and Michael Caine (as a background part). Rakoff, who was also a one-time president of the Directors Guild, won Emmy awards for “Call Me Daddy” (1967), starring Donald Pleasance and Judy Cornwell, and “A Voyage Round My Father,” which he produced and directed. During his career Rakoff worked with stars including Peter Cushing, Henry Fonda, Michael Gambon, Ava Gardner, John Gielgud, Elliott Gould, Richard Harris and Angela Lansbury, among dozens of others.
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