Canadian film and television director (born 1931)

Ted Kotcheff

William Theodore Kotcheff was a Canadian director and producer of film, television, and theatre. He worked at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He was known for having directed such films as the seminal Australian New Wave picture Wake in Fright (1971), the Mordecai Richler adaptations The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) and Joshua Then and Now (1985), the original Rambo film First Blood (1982), and the comedies Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), North Dallas Forty (1979), and Weekend at Bernie's (1989).

Born

1931

April 7

Died

2025

Era

1930s

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Ted, in brief

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1931 Born
2025 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

451 Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.
529 First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
1141 Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".
1348 Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University.

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The world in 1931

When Ted arrived

april 14 The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic.
april 17 After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.
august 24 Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
august 5 Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drews the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on April 7

Alan J. Pakula 1928–1998 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998) Allen Dulles 1893–1969 American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969) Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Domenico Dragonetti 1763–1846 Italian bassist and composer (born 1763) Douglas Kell 1953– English biochemist and academic Ecaterina Andronescu 1948– Romanian politician

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1931

Albert DeSalvo 1931– American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973) Alex Delvecchio 1931–2025 Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2025) Allen Klein 1931–2009 American businessman and music publisher (died 2009) Bernard Francis Law 1931– Mexican-American cardinal (died 2017) Bob Johnson 1931–1991 American ice hockey player and coach (died 1991) Buddy Ryan 1931–2016 American football coach (died 2016) Cardiss Collins 1931–2013 American politician (born 1931) Cecil Parkinson 1931–2016 English politician (born 1931) Chalmers Johnson 1931–2010 American scholar and author (died 2010)

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