Terence Heffernan (October 10, 1941 – January 13, 1998) was a Canadian screenwriter and playwright. [1] He was most noted for writing the film Heartaches, [2] for which he won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 3rd Genie Awards. [3]
The son of former Montreal Canadiens hockey player Gerald Heffernan, [1] Heffernan was educated at Lower Canada College. [4] His theatrical play Blossom Hill was produced by Montreal's Shoestring Theatre in 1961. [4] The play was also produced for television as part of Shoestring Theatre's CBC Television anthology series. He subsequently submitted a script to the CBC anthology series Festival; although it was not produced, it led to Eric Till directing his screenplay for A Great Big Thing in 1968. [5]
Terry worked with Suzanne Findlay as his editor in his early Toronto days and later often worked with filmmaker Don Shebib.
His other film screenplays included Mahoney's Last Stand, [6] The Young Adventurers and Change of Heart. [4]
He died in 1997 of lung cancer in Thailand. [1]
Terence Heffernan (October 10, 1941 – January 13, 1998) was a Canadian screenwriter and playwright. [1] He was most noted for writing the film Heartaches, [2] for which he won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 3rd Genie Awards. [3]
The son of former Montreal Canadiens hockey player Gerald Heffernan, [1] Heffernan was educated at Lower Canada College. [4] His theatrical play Blossom Hill was produced by Montreal's Shoestring Theatre in 1961. [4] The play was also produced for television as part of Shoestring Theatre's CBC Television anthology series. He subsequently submitted a script to the CBC anthology series Festival; although it was not produced, it led to Eric Till directing his screenplay for A Great Big Thing in 1968. [5]
Terry worked with Suzanne Findlay as his editor in his early Toronto days and later often worked with filmmaker Don Shebib.
His other film screenplays included Mahoney's Last Stand, [6] The Young Adventurers and Change of Heart. [4]
He died in 1997 of lung cancer in Thailand. [1]