Lindalee Tracey
Lindalee Tracey ( – ) was a Canadian broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer, and exotic dancer. She is best known for the documentary film "Not a Love Story", a controversial 1981 film about pornography. Her credits include work on many films on controversial topics. Career. Her appearance as a journalist in the film "Not a Love Story" marked a career change for Tracey. Bonnie Sherr Klein, one of the film's producers, described meeting Tracey when she was working as a stripper in Montreal. Sherr Klein described being impressed that Tracey's act was different from those of other women she  met researching the film—playful and intelligent, allowing her to retain a greater measure of autonomy and self-respect. Tracey was hired to serve as one of the film's researchers and presenters. Following her work on the film Tracey started working as a writer and researcher, and later a producer. Tracey and her husband, Peter Raymont, set up a production company that produced many of their later works. Most of the documentaries she worked on were serious, issue-oriented films. She and Raymont created the television drama "The Border", which was eventually broadcast in 2008. Death and legacy. Tracey  died on October 19, 2006 after a four-year battle with breast cancer. Tracey's friends and family created the Lindalee Tracey Award to celebrate her memory and her accomplishments. A Canadian filmmaker is given the annual award at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.