Dr Peries 91 today
Ruwini Jayawardana
Sri Lanka's internationally acclaimed filmmaker Dr. Lester James
Peries celebrates his 91st birth anniversary today. With a career
spanning more than 50 years he had made 20 feature films.
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Dr Peries |
* Born: April
5, 1919
* Parents: Dr. James Francis Peries and Ann Gertrude Winifred
Jayasuriya
* Spouse: Sumitra Peries
* Number of feature films: 20
* First feature film: Rekhawa (Line of Destiny) - 1956
* Last film: Ammavarune (An Elegy for a Mother) - 2006
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Starting his career as a journalist at the Daily News he later joined
the Government Film Unit of Ceylon as an Assistant Director. |
