This Week: Lionel Chetwynd

Guest: Lionel Chetwynd

Topic: Filmmaker Oliver Stone and his view of American History

Bio: Lionel Chetwynd was born in London, England, and moved to Canada at the age of eight, growing up in Montreal and Toronto. Chetwynd has written, produced, and directed over 21 documentaries. He has received both Oscar and Emmy nominations, six Writers Guild of American nominations, including an award, the New York Film Festival Gold Medal, two Christophers, two George Washington Freedom Medals, and six Telly Awards. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Chetwynd wrote THE AMERICAN 1776, the official United States Bicentennial Film. In 1987, he helped create and he wrote a tribute to the U.S. Constitution as part of the Bi-Centennial celebration staged before members of the U.S. Supreme Court, Congress, and members of the President's Cabinet. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed him to The President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities.