Canadian writer, journalist and filmmaker
Lindalee Tracey ((1957-05-14)May 14, 1957 – (2006-10-19)October 19, 2006) was a Canadian broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer, and exotic dancer.[1][2] She is best known for the documentary film Not a Love Story, a controversial 1981 film about pornography. Her credits include work on many films on controversial topics.
Career
Her appearance as a journalist in the film Not a Love Story marked a career change for Tracey.[1] Bonnie Sherr Klein, one of the film's producers, described meeting Tracey when she was working as a stripper in Montreal. Sherr Klein described being impressed that Tracey's act was different from those of other women she met researching the film—playful and intelligent, allowing her to retain a greater measure of autonomy and self-respect. Tracey was hired to serve as one of the film's researchers and presenters.
Following her work on the film Tracey started working as a writer and researcher, and later a producer.[1] Tracey and her husband, Peter Raymont, set up a production company that produced many of their later works. Most of the documentaries she worked on were serious, issue-oriented films.
She and Raymont created the television drama The Border, which was eventually broadcast in 2008.
Death and legacy
Tracey died on October 19, 2006, after a four-year battle with breast cancer.[1]
Tracey's friends and family created the Lindalee Tracey Award to celebrate her memory and her accomplishments.[3] A Canadian filmmaker is given the annual award at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.
