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{{Infobox person
| name = Dennis Foon
| birth_date = November 18, 1951
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan
}}Dennis Foon (born November 18, 1951 in Detroit) is a playwright, producer, screenwriter and novelist.[1] He was artistic director of the Green Thumb Theatre for twelve years, before turning to films and television in 1986. He has written screenplays for many types of drama. In the mid-1990s his personal project Little Criminals became a success in Canada.[2]His novels include The Longlight Legacy trilogy and Skud. Foon was born and raised in Detroit, but has worked and resided in Canada since 1973. Awards- Leo Award, Best Screenplay (with Vic Sarin & Catherine Spears) "A Shine of Rainbows" 2010
- AATE Distinguished Play Award "Kindness" 2009
- Lifetime Membership, Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2007, for his "outstanding contribution to Canadian Playwriting and Theatre"
- Red Maple Honor Book The Dirt Eaters 2004 [3]
- Sheila A. Egoff Award (BC Book Prize) Skud 2004
- Writers Guild of Canada: Top Ten Award Torso 2003
- Robert Wagner Award, best screenplay, White Lies Columbus Int'l TV Festival 1998
- Career Achievement Award, Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance 1998
- Gemini Award, best writing in a Dramatic Program Little Criminals 1997
- Writers Guild of Canada, Top Ten Award Little Criminals 1997
- Leo Award (British Columbia Film Award), for best screenplay, Little Criminals 1996
- Chalmers Award for The Short Tree 1995
- Scott Newman Award for Maggie's Secret 1990
- AYA (International Arts for Young Audiences) Award 1989
- Chalmers Award 1987 for Skin
- British Theatre Award 1986 for Invisible Kids
- Jessie Awards: director of four plays receiving "Best Production for Young Audiences" at the Vancouver Theatre Awards. 1984: One Thousand Cranes; 1985: Not So Dumb; 1986: Skin; 1987: Night Light.
- CBC Literary Award, 1985, for The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing.
- Hopwood Award, Fiction. University of Michigan, 1972
- Writers Digest Award, 1973.[1]
Plays - "RICK, The Rick Hansen Story"
- "My Acid Trip"
- "Kindness"
- Chasing the Money
- War
- Seesaw
- Mirror Game
- New Canadian Kid
- Skin
- Liars
- The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing
- Trummi Kaput
- The Windigo
- Heracles
- Raft Baby
- Zaydok
- Feeling Yes, Feeling No
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Invisible Kids
- Hindsight
- Bedtimes and Bullies
- Children's Eyes
- Kindness
Books- The Longlight Legacy
- The Dirt Eaters (2003)
- Freewalker (2004)
- The Keeper's Shadow (2006)
- Skud (2003)
- Double or Nothing (2000)
- Am I the Only One? A Child's Book on Sexual Abuse (1987)
- The Short Tree and the Bird that Could Not Sing (1986)
Films- Little Criminals (1995)
- White Lies (1998)
- Scar Tissue (2002)
- Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)
- Torso (2002)
- Society's Child (2002)
- Hindsight (2000)
- Terry (2005)
- A Shine of Rainbows (2009)
- Life, Above All (2010)
- Indian Horse (2017)
- Sawah (2019)
References1. ^1 ABC Book World: Dennis Foon
2. ^ His 1998 film White Lies was an unauthorized biography of Elisa Hategan.Biography
3. ^The Dirt Eaters awards and nominations
External links - {{IMDb name|0285168}}
- Dennis Foon's website
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