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1444:1936 births
1370:February 3,
1344:February 3,
1318:February 3,
1308:"Free Fall"
1292:February 3,
1266:February 3,
1240:January 13,
1214:January 13,
1148:January 26,
1116:January 26,
1088:October 27,
801:January 13,
768:Lois Siegel
586:Guy L. Coté
576:Guy L. Coté
429:Filmography
423:Prism Prize
132:avant-garde
94:Film editor
72:May 1, 1986
1438:Categories
756:References
319:Death Star
284:films and
151:Early life
53:1936-05-13
1158:cite news
1002:March 14,
964:1443-4059
698:Free Fall
684:Palo Alto
528:Free Fall
385:TVOntario
357:into the
304:Star Wars
292:Star Wars
281:Star Wars
205:Wrestling
113:see below
105:1958–1978
1415:Archived
1360:"Fluxes"
1141:Canoe.ca
1082:Archived
1024:. NFB.ca
882:March 2,
877:CBC Arts
723:(1965)
712:Montreal
668:(1963)
648:(1961)
275:THX 1138
124:Canadian
97:Animator
82:, Canada
63:, Canada
1282:"21-87"
1188:June 7,
1054:May 22,
1028:May 22,
744:(1968)
700:(1964)
316:on the
237:trailer
184:(NFB).
176:member
962:
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732:Venice
659:, 1962
639:Awards
632:N-Zone
620:Fluxes
417:Legacy
381:Bravo!
278:, his
188:Career
157:Jewish
110:Awards
665:21-87
608:North
515:21-87
300:21–87
296:21-87
270:21–87
261:21-87
251:21-87
1399:and
1392:IMDb
1372:2023
1346:2023
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1294:2023
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1190:2019
1164:link
1150:2014
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976:2010
960:ISSN
935:2009
884:2016
833:2012
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