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A Surprising History of Cinema. When David Folster discovered that some of the earliest documentary motion pictures were made in New Brunswick-wildlife and wilderness adventure movies-he began the research that led to this book. This lively account of movie making pioneers in New Brunswick includes the stories of local entrepreneurs who established the motion picture theatre business in the province. In addition, it tells the stories of New Brunswickers who became key players in the movie industry. The book concludes with an epilogue on contemporary NB filmmakers and the state of the art in the province. Discovering the Movies in New Brunswick is a unique and highly entertaining contribution to the cultural history of the province and to the history of cinema in general.

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David Folster (1937-2010) grew up in Grand Falls, NB, was a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, and lived in Fredericton, NB. He had a long and distinguished career as a journalist. He got his start writing essays for Sports Illustrated about fondly remembered childhood baseball rivalries and hockey games in his hometown of Grand Falls. He went on to write for Time Magazine, the Globe and Mail, the Christian Science Monitor, Canadian Geographic and Macleans, among other publications.David was a reporter for CBC TV and Radio. His skilful storytelling earned him many listeners as host of CBC Radio's NB Folio, Neighbourly News, and as a regular contributor to Information Morning and other CBC programmes.He had a deep and abiding affection for his home province and took every opportunity to promote its natural beauty and distinctive culture. He was the founding president of the St. John River Society and served as the Executive Director of the Canadian Forestry Association of New Brunswick. In this capacity, he established The Tree House, an environmental education organization that thrived under his leadership. The common thread of his work and David's lifelong passion was telling the stories of New Brunswick and its people. He pursued this theme through meticulous research and with great skill, enjoying the hours spent talking to people and telling their stories. Researching and writing Discovering the Movies in New Brunswick was a decades long project that exemplifies his skill as a cultural historian and journalist. Its publication stands as the capstone achievement of his career.In 1995, David Folster published a celebrated credo, I Am a St. John River Person, in the New Brunswick Reader, a Telegraph Journal magazine. This flagship essay on his sense of place was included in The STU Reader [St. Thomas University], edited by Douglas Vipond and Russell Hunt, and published by Goose Lane Editions (2010).David Folster is also the author of The Great Trees of New Brunswick (1987), The Chocolate Ganongs of St. Stephen New Brunswick (1990), shortlisted for the National Business Book Award, and Ganong: A Sweet History of Chocolate (2006), finalist for the Best Atlantic-Published Book at the Atlantic Book Awards.

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