Hart Hanson

Birth Name:

Hartwick David Hanson

Birth Place:

Burlingame, California, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director, Script department

Won four Gemini Awards for his indigenous Canadian series before moving to the United States
Won a Writers Guild of Canada Award for his work on the series "Traders․"
Earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto and his master's degree from the University of British Columbia
Made his directorial debut on the 1992 adventure series "The Odyssey․"
Quote: "[on the title character in "Backstrom"] "He behaves badly․ He says terrible things․ But there's a validity to what he's saying, separate to the nastiness of what he's saying․""
Began his writing career scripting episodes for the long-running TV series "The Beachcombers․"
Best known as the creator of the TV series "Bones," "The Finder," "Traders" and "Backstrom․"

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