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The Tough Men (Exerpts)

A Canadian Western about the Rocky Mountain Rangers and their contribution in the 1885 Riel Rebellion.

  • Richard Banigan
    Director
    The Catcher
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    30
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography

Education - York University (BA., 1968)
- University of Toronto (M.Ed., 1986)
- Ed.D. Candidate (O.I.S.E.)
- Also attended Stanford University (1968 - ‘70)
- University of Windsor (1979 – ’81)
- Sir George Williams University (1964 - ‘65).

Military Service - Pilot in RCAF (1960 - ‘64)

Employment
- Founding Partner in Studio High Techniques, a desktop publishing and Computer graphics firm (since 1990)
- Teacher at Humber College (1992 - ‘93)
- Addictions Counsellor at St. Joseph’s Health Centre (1988 - ‘89)
- Chairman at Sheridan College (1981 - ‘85)
- Information Officer at St. Clair College (1979 - ‘81)
- Teaching Master at St. Clair College (1972 - ‘79)
- Founding partner of Toronto Truck Theatre (1970 - ‘72).

Personal
- Married to Janice (nee McCurdy) of Amherstburg, Ontario
- Four children and eight grandchildren in Hamilton, Windsor, Toronto.

Other Interests
- Aviation history (website, several articles and many photos published)
- Photography, video, reading and writing, graphic design and art.

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Writer Statement

Hollywood never heard of it and Canadians don't know about it, but the last great West was in Southern Alberta. We had the best cowboys of all time.