{{Short description|Canadian filmmaker and playwright}} {{for|the British Queen's Counsel|David Widdicombe (QC)}} '''David Widdicombe''' (27 May 1962 – 10 July 2017) was a Canadian filmmaker and playwright. His most successful work is ''Santa Baby'' (2006), which he directed and wrote.
Widdicombe was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre and has been nominated for the Norman Jewison Award for Directing. He was also playwright-in-residence at Toronto's Factory Theatre.
Widdicombe's stage plays include ''The River Lady'' (winner of the National Playwrighting Competition),{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} ''Dinosaur Dreams'', Swamp Baby & Other Tales, and Wake (named one of the top ten plays at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe).{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
In 2001, his play ''Science Fiction'' won the Aurora Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prix Aurora Awards - All Winners & Nominee |url=http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/wordpress/?page_id=28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215841/http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/wordpress/?page_id=28 |archivedate=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards - Aurora Awards Winners by Category |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/AuroraWinsByCategory.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204052526/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/AuroraWinsByCategory.html |archivedate=2011-02-04 }}</ref> and was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play.
''Santa Baby'' won Best Film Comedy at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival <ref>{{Cite web|title=Los Angeles International Short Film Festival Announces Award Winners |url=http://www.lashortsfest.com/v1/httpdocs/_pages/PressRealeases.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217090239/http://lashortsfest.com/v1/httpdocs/_pages/PressRealeases.html |archivedate=2010-12-17 }}</ref> and was named Best Screenplay at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto.
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==External links== * {{IMDB name|1168449}} * {{IMDb title|0814301|Santa Baby}}
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