Deaths on December 6

John Feeney (filmmaker)

Died on December 6, 2006

John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)

John Feeney (10 August 1922 – 6 December 2006) was a New Zealand-born director of documentary films. He worked with the New Zealand National Film Unit, National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and made films and did photography in Egypt. He was nominated for two Academy Awards.

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11 Apr

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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5 Jun

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29 Jun

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Deaths on December 6

John Feeney (filmmaker)

Died on December 6, 2006

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