Lindalee Tracey ( – ) was a

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broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer, and exotic dancer. She is best known for the documentary film '' Not a Love Story'', a controversial 1981 film about

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. Her credits include work on many films on controversial topics.

Career

Her appearance as a journalist in the film ''Not a Love Story'' marked a career change for Tracey.

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, one of the film's producers, described meeting Tracey when she was working as a stripper in Montreal. Sherr Klein described being impressed that Tracey's act was different from those of other women she met researching the film—playful and intelligent, allowing her to retain a greater measure of autonomy and self-respect. Tracey was hired to serve as one of the film's researchers and presenters. Following her work on the film Tracey started working as a writer and researcher, and later a producer. Tracey and her husband,

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, set up a production company that produced many of their later works. Most of the documentaries she worked on were serious, issue-oriented films. She and Raymont created the television drama '' The Border'', which was eventually broadcast in 2008.

Death and legacy

Tracey died on October 19, 2006, after a four-year battle with

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. Tracey's friends and family created the

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to celebrate her memory and her accomplishments. A Canadian filmmaker is given the annual award at the

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film festival in Toronto.

Filmography

*'' Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography'' (1981) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1984) *''

Abby, I Hardly Knew Ya ''Abby, I Hardly Knew Ya'' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Lindalee Tracey and released in 1995. The film is a portrait of her own search for information about the life of her biological father Albert "Abby" Tracey, whom she had ...

'' (1995) * An English Sense of Justice * Passing The Flame: The Legacy of Women's College Hospital (1997) *'' The Undefended Border'' (2002) *'' Bhopal: The Search for Justice'' (2004) * Shake Hands With the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire (2004) - Producer * The Border (2008 - 38 X 1 hr) - Co-Creator * The Anatomy of Burlesque

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tracey, Lindalee 1957 births 2006 deaths Canadian documentary film directors Canadian women film directors Canadian female erotic dancers Deaths from breast cancer Canadian documentary film producers Canadian women journalists Canadian women non-fiction writers Canadian women film producers Canadian women documentary filmmakers

Career

Death and legacy

Filmography

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