Martyn Burke

Martyn Burke
Born	1947 (age 63–64) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Director, producer, writer, journalist

Martyn Burke (born 1947) is a journalist, novelist, screenwriter and director from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ^[1]

His career got started when he began writing and directing documentaries for CBC Television. Burke was also a photographer and war correspondent during the Vietnam War, the background for his first novel, The Laughing War. His second novel, The Commissar's Report, is a story that occurs during the Cold War, and portrays the relationship between the United States and the former Soviet Union. He has also written screenplays for CBC Television including Connections, State of Shock, and The Last Chase.

Burke has also directed a number of theatrical films, including The Clown Murders, Power Play, Avenging Angelo and Pirates of Silicon Valley. He wrote the Emmy winning HBO movie The Second Civil War

Films

• The Clown Murders (1976)
• Power Play (1978)
• Avenging Angelo (2002)
• Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
• The KGB Connections (1982)

Screenplays and teleplays

• The Second Civil War (teleplay)
• Connections
• State of Shock
• The Last Chase

Books

• Laughing War, 1980
• The Commissar's Report, 1984
• Ivory Joe, 1991
• Tiara: A Novel, 1995

References

1. ^ The New York Times

External links

• Official website
• Martyn Burke at the Internet Movie Database
• Author video interview about The Truth About the Night
• Video trailer for The Truth About the Night

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