Michael Ondaatje
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Michael Ondaatje (born September 12, 1943), OC, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Colombo Chetty and Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Ondaatje, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1943-10-12 · Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Known for
- The English Patient (1996) — Novel
- Stories We Tell (2012) — Thanks
- Poetry in Motion (1982) — Self
- Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing (2004) — Self
- Al Purdy Was Here (2015) — (voice)
- Elimination Dance (1998) — Writer
- Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott (2016) — Self
- The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show (1974) — Director
- The Sons of Captain Poetry (1970) — Director
- Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet (1999) — Himself
- Bruce Cockburn Pacing the Cage (2013)
- Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant (2006) — Himself
- Carry On Crime and Punishment (1970) — Director