- published: 27 May 2015
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Henry Norman Bethune (March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; Chinese name: 白求恩; pinyin: Bái Qiúēn) was a Canadian physician and medical innovator. Bethune is best known for his service in war time medical units during the Spanish Civil War and with the Communist Eighth Route Army (Ba Lu Jun) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He developed the first mobile blood-transfusion service in Spain in 1936. A Communist, he wrote that wars were motivated by profits, not principles.
Dr. Norman Bethune came from a prominent Scottish Canadian family. His great great grandfather, the Reverend John Bethune (1751–1815), was the family patriarch and established the first Presbyterian Church in Montreal. Norman Bethune’s great grandfather, Angus Bethune (1783–1858), joined the North West Company at an early age and travelled extensively throughout the north western territories, exploring and trading for furs. He eventually reached the Pacific at Fort Astoria, Oregon. He became chief factor of the Lake Huron district for the Hudson's Bay Company after the merger of the rival companies. Upon retirement from the HBC in 1839 he successfully ran for Alderman of Toronto City Council.
Actors: Larry Day (actor), Gordon Masten (actor), Walter Massey (actor), Arthur Holden (actor), Sean Tucker (actor), Jayne Heitmeyer (actress), Terry Haig (actor), Michael Sinelnikoff (actor), Victoria Barkoff (actress), Trevor Hayes (actor), David Rigby (actor), Caroline Redekopp (actress), Dennis St John (actor), André Nicholas Malouf (actor), Matthew Stefiuk (actor),
Genres: Biography,Actors: Larry Day (actor), Gordon Masten (actor), Walter Massey (actor), Arthur Holden (actor), Sean Tucker (actor), Jayne Heitmeyer (actress), Terry Haig (actor), Michael Sinelnikoff (actor), Victoria Barkoff (actress), Trevor Hayes (actor), David Rigby (actor), Caroline Redekopp (actress), Dennis St John (actor), André Nicholas Malouf (actor), Matthew Stefiuk (actor),
Genres: Biography,Actors: Larry Day (actor), Gordon Masten (actor), Walter Massey (actor), Arthur Holden (actor), Sean Tucker (actor), Jayne Heitmeyer (actress), Terry Haig (actor), Michael Sinelnikoff (actor), Victoria Barkoff (actress), Trevor Hayes (actor), David Rigby (actor), Caroline Redekopp (actress), Dennis St John (actor), André Nicholas Malouf (actor), Matthew Stefiuk (actor),
Genres: Biography,Actors: John Kemeny (writer), John Kemeny (miscellaneous crew), John Kemeny (producer), John Kemeny (editor), Guy Glover (producer), Donald Brittain (director), Donald Brittain (producer), Michael Kane (actor), Donald Brittain (writer), Adolf Hitler (actor), Zedong Mao (actor), Francisco Franco (actor), Benito Mussolini (actor), Les Halman (miscellaneous crew), Lister Sinclair (actor),
Plot: The film tells the story of Norman Bethune, a Canadian doctor who was a partying wastrel until a bout with TB dramatically changed his attitude. He became dedicated with the goal of helping others both in the Spanish Civil War and in China where his ceaseless work to help the people of China in the beginning days of World War II made him an honoured hero in Communist China.
Keywords: canada, character-name-in-title, china, doctor, humanitarian, independent-film, medical, spanish-civil-war, world-war-two