Carroll Ballard (born October 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film director. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

He started out making documentaries for the U.S. information agency, Beyond This Winter's Wheat (1965) and Harvest (1966); the latter was nominated for an Academy Award. He also made the documentaries The Perils of Priscilla (1969), and Rodeo (1970). 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

He was second unit director on George Lucas' Star Wars for which he handled many of the outdoor desert scenes. His first solo directing job came when Francis Ford Coppola, a former UCLA classmate, offered him the job of directing The Black Stallion (1979), an adaptation from the novel of the same name by Walter Farley. He went on to direct Never Cry Wolf (1983), a film detailing Farley Mowat's experiences with Arctic wolves. He also directed the 1992 action movie Wind (1992). The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... Francis Ford Coppola at Cannes 2001 Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, screenwriter, vintner, magazine publisher, and hotelier, most renowned for directing the highly regarded Godfather trilogy and the Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now. ... The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT), located in Los Angeles, USA, is unique in that it combines all three (theater, film, and television) of these aspects into a single school. ... The Black Stallion, known as the Black or Shetan, is the title character from author Walter Farleys bestselling series about the wild stallion is his young friend Alec Ramsay. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Walter Farley (b. ... Never Cry Wolf is a book by Canadian author Farley Mowat, published in 1963. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Farley McGill Mowat OC , BA , D.Litt (born May 12, 1921 in Belleville, Ontario) is one of the most widely-read Canadian authors. ... // Trinomial name Canis lupus arctos Pocock, 1935 Arctic Wolf range Main article: Gray Wolf The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Wind is a film released in 1992. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

He later directed the film Fly Away Home (1996), which was nominated for an Academy Award for best cinematography. His most recent film is Duma (2005), about a young South African boy's friendship with an orphaned cheetah. Ballard's films often deal with man and his relation to nature and have a strong poetic streak. They are often subtle and understated in their execution. Possibly because of this, his work, though critically-praised, has not found a huge mainstrean audience. However, he remains a widely-admired director with an almost cult following. Many consider his Never Cry Wolf to be one of the greatest (and most underrated) films of the 1980s. Fly Away Home is a 1996 movie about the daughter (Anna Paquin) of a divorced man (Jeff Daniels) who, with her father, leads a flock of geese from Canada to a wildlife refuge in the US. External links Official site Fly Away Home at the Internet Movie Database Categories: 1996... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Promotional poster for Duma Duma is a 2005 drama/adventure film, directed by Carroll Ballard. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that King Cheetah be merged into this article or section. ... Never Cry Wolf is a book by Canadian author Farley Mowat, published in 1963. ...

External links

• Carroll Ballard at The Internet Movie Database