His family says the Canadian filmmaker died of heart failure on March 30 in Vancouver. Born in St. Catharines of Ont. He directed such notable and heavy titles as No Limits: The Thalidomide Saga of 2016, Leave Them Laughing of 2010 and various episodes of the critically acclaimed documentary Frontline, including Murder on ‘Abortion Row’ of 1996. In 1983, Zaritsky won the Oscar for Best Documentary for an episode of The Fifth Estate entitled Just Another Missing Kid, about a missing teenager from Ottawa. He was also a two-time Gemini Award winner for an episode of 2005 College Days, College Nights and 2008 The Suicide Tourist. Zaritsky was survived by his wife, Annie Claton, his stepdaughter Erin and son-in-law Bern, and grandchildren Imogen and Reed. “In his memory he would like you to do two things,” Clutton wrote in a statement. “Take a friend out for a beer or two and watch a local documentary and let your life change a little.” CLOCKS John Zaritsky’s Just Another Missing Kid: On July 10, 1978, 19-year-old Eric Wilson left his home in Ottawa and started alone in his truck for the Boulder in Colorado, where he was to attend a summer class. Four days later, he called from Nebraska and told his brother that he had a problem with the van and promised to call the next day at five o’clock. This was the last thing they ever heard from Wilson. Just Another Missing Kid chronicles the Wilsons’ search for answers and how a private detective they recruited gathered the details of Eric’s disappearance, leading to the final arrest and conviction of two men for his murder. Just Another Kid has won numerous awards, including the Oscar for Best Documentary in 1983. It was produced by Ian Parker and produced by acclaimed documentary John Zaritsky. 1:26:59
