Perry Rosemond

Perry Rosemond
Born	(1936-11-15) 15 November 1936 (age 80) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation	Television writer, producer and director
Years active	1956-present

Perry Rosemond, CM (born 15 November 1936) is a Canadian television writer, producer and director.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Rosemond has created, produced, written and directed international television for over forty years. His efforts, notably Royal Canadian Air Farce and King of Kensington, have been rewarded with the Order of Canada in his home country, and the George Foster Peabody Award in the United States. Most recently, he Executive-Produced When Jews Were Funny which was named ‘Best Canadian Feature Film’ at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Rosemond began his fascination with the arts as a stage and television performer in Winnipeg and Toronto. At age 18 he was a founding member of John Hirsch’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. He continued his pursuit of the arts as a television producer director and writer. His A&E production of the Broadway play Cold Storage starring Len Cariou and Martin Balsam earned him the ACE Award. This was followed by screen adaptations of Breakfast with Les and Bess starring Dick Van Dyke and Cloris Leachman and Some Men Need Help with Treat Williams and Philip Bosco. His PBS production of Meeting of Minds earned him the Peabody Award.