Cameron Duncan

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Cameron Duncan
Born	April 20, 1986 New Zealand
Died	November 12, 2003 (aged 17) USA

Cameron Duncan (April 20, 1986 – November 12, 2003) was a writer and director from New Zealand.

Duncan completed many home videos but only two short films, DFK6498 and Strike Zone, a movie involving his love for Softball, as well as a few commercials and brief clips, before dying of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, at age 17. He was successful in the Fair Go Ad Awards, with his entries for the high school section of the awards in 1999 and 2003 winning the award for best high school entries in their respective years. The advertisement he created for the 1999 competition was officially adopted by TVNZ and played on prime-time TV for its message about road safety.

Near the end of his life he befriended Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, inspiring the latter to write the Oscar-winning song, "Into the West" for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. After his death, his work as well as an explanatory documentary was put onto the Extended Edition DVD set for The Return of the King.

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On 'The Return of the King' set, he received blessings from Viggo Mortensen and Sir Ian McKellen as well as a signed photo from John Rhys-Davies. He was going to make a cameo in the film, but his health worsened and it wasn't possible.