Douglas McIntosh

Douglas McIntosh in 1959

Douglas Charles McIntosh (23 March 1916 – 25 December 1976) was New Zealand's Chief Film Censor from 1960 until his death.^[1] In this role, he applied the Cinematograph Films Act to films; initially this was the 1961 version of the Act, then just before his death it was replaced by the 1976 Act.

He was born on 23 March 1916 in Karori, a suburb of Wellington. He married Mable Agnes Mildred Western (Picton) and they had one son and two daughters. He died 25 December 1976 in Karori.

References

↑ "A brief history of censorship in New Zealand". Office of Film & Literature Classification. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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Chief Censors of New Zealand

William Jolliffe (1916–27) Walter Tanner (1927–37) W. A. von Keisenberg (1938–49) Gordon Mirams (1949–59) Douglas McIntosh (1960–76) Bernard Tunnicliffe (1977–82) Arthur Everard (1983–90) Jane Wrightson (1990–94) Kathryn Paterson (1994–98) Bill Hastings (1998–2010) Andrew Jack (2011–present)

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