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Fernando Spencer

Born
Jan 17, 1927 · Aged 87
Died
Mar 17, 2014
Place of birth
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Gender
Male
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Directing credits
14

Biography

Fernando José Spencer Hartmann was born in 1927 in the São José neighborhood of Recife. He began working at the age of 17 at the Delegacia de Ordem Política e Social de Pernambuco, but his goal was to pursue a career as a writer. He contributed to several newspapers in Recife, including Diário de Pernambuco, Jornal Pequeno, and Jornal do Commercio. Spencer worked for forty years (1958-1998) as a journalist, proofreader, and film editor at Diário de Pernambuco and also gained experience in radio. In the 1960s, he created the programs Filmelândia and Falando de Cinema on Rádio Clube de…