Grigsby, Wayne

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Grigsby, Wayne

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        1947 - present

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        Wayne Grigsby was born in 1947 in Calgary, Alberta, and is an award-winning Canadian writer and producer. Grigsby started his career in writing as a journalist, mainly in the arts and entertainment sector, for many publications such as Maclean’s magazine and the Globe and Mail. Grigsby was also one of the founders of Big Motion Pictures, a film and television production company that focuses on scripted drama for distribution on all platforms. Launched by Wayne Grigsby and David MacLeod in 1999, Big Motion Pictures produced content, such as the multiple Gemini award-winning mini-series Trudeau: The Man, The Myth, The Movie (2002) and the international hit mini-series Sex Traffic. Grigsby is also well-known for his work on the series North of 60 (1992), E.N.G. (1989), and Snakes & Ladders (2004).

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        2022.023

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        University of Toronto Media Commons Archives

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        Created 03/17/2023, by Khadija Alexander

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        • English

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          Big Motion Pictures. “Corporate Profile”. https://www.bigmotionpictures.com/team/
          Big Motion Pictures. “Trudeau”. https://www.bigmotionpictures.com/productions/trudeau/
          IMDb. “Wayne Grigsby.” https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341966/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

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