birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
cardston , canada 24 july 1926 1947 - 1996 colin low -lrb- filmmaker -rrb-
 colin low film director film producer
colin low -lrb- filmmaker -rrb-

colin archibald low -lrb- born july 24 , 1926 -rrb- is a canadian animation and documentary filmmaker .
born in cardston , alberta , canada , low attended the banff school of fine arts and the calgary institute of technology , now known as the southern alberta institute of technology .
his career at the national film board of canada in montreal spanned over six decades , on more than 200 productions , most often as director , producer or executive producer .
he is currently retired and living in montreal .
low was at birth a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- lds church -rrb- .
his father was a lay minister and his ancestors arrived in cardston , alberta from utah .
he and his wife eugenie , who were married in the late 1940s were married by a catholic priest and were recognized as catholic .
