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Harold Greenberg (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian
Canada

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 film producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
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Born in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Greenberg began working in a second-hand camera store when he was thirteen. He set up his own film and photography company and made a fortune by obtaining the exclusive rights to footage from Expo 67
Expo 67

The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known, was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967....
 in Montreal. In 1973 he acquired Astral Communications and it became one of the leading film production companies in Canada, producing such films as Porky's
Porky's

Porky's is a comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. It was released in the United States in 1982, and spawned two sequels: Porky's II: The Next Day and Porky's Revenge and influenced many writers in the teen film genre....
, the most successful Canadian film ever and the critically acclaimed The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 in film Canada comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff; based on the 1959 in literature The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler....
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Harold Greenberg (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 film producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
.

Born in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Greenberg began working in a second-hand camera store when he was thirteen. He set up his own film and photography company and made a fortune by obtaining the exclusive rights to footage from Expo 67
Expo 67

The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known, was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967....
 in Montreal. In 1973 he acquired Astral Communications and it became one of the leading film production companies in Canada, producing such films as Porky's
Porky's

Porky's is a comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. It was released in the United States in 1982, and spawned two sequels: Porky's II: The Next Day and Porky's Revenge and influenced many writers in the teen film genre....
, the most successful Canadian film ever and the critically acclaimed The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 in film Canada comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff; based on the 1959 in literature The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler....
. In the 1980s Greenberg became heavily involved in pay TV
Pay TV

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 and started The Movie Network
The Movie Network

The Movie Network is a Canadian English language premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories....
 and other pay per view channels. Astral communications also distribute many international programs in Canada.

Greenberg died in 1996 and his brother Ian Greenberg took Harold's place as head of Astral.

He was also a noted philanthropist and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
. In 1992 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, known officially by its French language name Ordre national du Qu?bec and also called simply the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit bestowed by the Government of Quebec....
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External links

  • at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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