Records of Sharon Riis on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sharon Riis and the Riis Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Riis Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Riis family tree.

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Riis Family Tree Databases

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Riis Forums

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Some Famous People called Sharon Riis

Sharon Riis

Sharon Riis (1947 - May 20, 2016) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.

She was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1976 for her debut novel The True Story of Ida Johnson, published by Women's Press. Her second novel, Midnight Twilight Tourist Zone, was published in 1989 by Douglas & McIntyre. Riis also published short stories in various Canadian literary magazines.

She won the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 23rd Genie Awards for Savage Messiah. She was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 4th Genie Awards for Latitude 55°, which she cowrote with John Juliani, and at the 8th Genie Awards for Loyalties, which she cowrote with Anne Wheeler.

In addition, she was a writer and story editor for the television series Bliss and Wapos Bay: The Series, and wrote the television films Change of Heart and The Wake.

Riis died on May 20, 2016.

Source: Sharon Riis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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