William Davidson (filmmaker)

He is noted for directing the early English-Canadian movie Now That April's Here (1958)[1] and producing the TV series The Forest Rangers (1963–65) and Adventures in Rainbow Country (1970–71).

[2] In 1955 he returned to Toronto, where he worked for the CBC as a producer-director, during which time he amassed credits on more than 1,000 live, taped and filmed TV programs.

The pair produced and directed two early English-Canadian features – Now That April's Here,[3] which was based on four short stories by Morley Callaghan, and The Ivy League Killers, a melodrama about juvenile delinquency.

In 1967, he began to work extensively with TVOntario (Ontario Educational Television), for whom he wrote more than 100 scripts on a wide variety of subjects and a stint as audiovisual consultant and producer at Expo '67.

He developed, wrote and directed a number of notable Canadian television series, including Razzle Dazzle, The Forest Rangers, Adventures in Rainbow Country and The Starlost.