Writer and Director Catherine Cyran Died at the Age of 59.

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Emmy-nominated producer, director, and writer Catherine has died at 59 after a battle with cancer.

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Catherine Cyran was born in Brooklyn and worked as a management consultant at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Catherine Cyran wrote and produced low budget films for Roger Corman.

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Catherine then wrote the first feature "White Wolves" and won a Daytime Emmy nomination.

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Catherine wrote a novel, Island of the Last Great Auk, which was adapted into "The Last Story" and won a Canadian Film Festival Award in 2014.

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Catherine became a permanent resident of Canada in 2019 and directed three films during that time.

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Catherine Cyran directed many of these films such as True Heart, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, The Prince and Me, Sawbones.

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