Background
Gulkin, Harry was born on November 14, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Peter Oliver and Raya (Shinderman) Gulkin.
film producer arts administrator
Gulkin, Harry was born on November 14, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Peter Oliver and Raya (Shinderman) Gulkin.
Shortly before World War II ended, he left Baron Byng High School and entered the merchant marines. When his service ended, he returned to Montréal and began social advocacy work. Gulkin then joined the Canadian Tribune, a communist weekly.
There, he worked as arts critic and business manager. In 1970, he decided that he wanted to make films. From 1983 to 1987, Gulkin was director of the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts.
In 1987, he began a 20-year tenure as a project manager with the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles.
Member Motion Picture Institute Canada (president 1977), Canada Film Institute (past president, chairman), Association Quebec Film Producers, Cinematheque Québecoise (vice president 1995-1999), American Marketing Association (past chapter president), Academy Canada Cinema, Quebec Society for Promotion of English Language Literature (member of advisory county).