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John Dunning (April 27, 1927 – September 19, 2011) was a pioneering Canadian film producer from Montreal who co-founded the Canadian film production company Cinépix and produced early works by notable Canadian directors David Cronenberg and Ivan Reitman.
Producer: My Bloody Valentine. John Dunning was born on 27 April 1927 in Verdun, Québec, Canada. He was a producer and writer, known for My Bloody Valentine (2009), Buffalo '66 (1998) and Meatballs (1979). He was married to Jean Myzner.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- April 27, 1927
- John Dunning
- September 19, 2011
Sep 22, 2011 · John Dunning, Canadian Film Pioneer, Dies at 84. Producer co-founded Cinepix, the forerunner of Lionsgate, and boosted the careers of David Cronenberg and Ivan Reitman.
Sep 27, 2011 · “John Dunning is the unacknowledged godfather of an entire generation of Canadian filmmakers,” offered Cronenberg, whose early films Shivers and Rabid were produced by Cinepix.
Montreal editor David Bertrand cut this montage of films brought to the screen by Canadian film pioneer and Cinepix co-founder John Dunning, who died last September at 84.
An Interview with John Dunning: Part I | The Terror Trap. John Dunning is no slouch. Co-founder of Canada's legendary Cinépix film company (now Lionsgate Entertainment), Dunning has produced nearly 60 films, including such horror gems as The Possession of Virginia (1972), David Cronenberg's They Came from Within (1975) and Rabid (1977), J. Lee ...
Sep 23, 2011 · Producer and independent film exhibitor John Dunning, who was instrumental in getting mini-major Lionsgate off the ground, died in Montreal on Monday, Sept. 19, after a long illness. He was...