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Roger Donaldson
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Born
November 15
,
1945
·
Ballarat, Australia
Height
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Mini Bio
Roger Donaldson was born on November 15, 1945 in Ballarat, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
,
No Way Out (1987)
and
Species (1995)
. He is married to
Marliese Schneider
. He was previously married to Susan Hockley.
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Spouses
Marliese Schneider
(? - present)
Susan Hockley
(divorced, 4 children)
Trivia
His first film,
Sleeping Dogs (1977)
, was the first made in New Zealand in 15 years and also the first to be shown in American theaters.
His son, Chris Donaldson, represented New Zealand in the 100 metre sprints at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.
Co-founder of New Zealand's Film Commission.
Emigrated to New Zealand from Australia in 1965.
From Cocktail made in 1988 to Seeking Justice made in 2011 Donaldson have made 5 feature films and 1 short film with composer J. Peter Robinson.
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