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Paul Demers
Paul Demers, singer, songwriter, composer and teacher (born 9 March 1956 in Gatineau, Québec; died 29 October 2016 in Orléans, Ontario). Recipient of two SOCAN awards, Demers was one of the founding members of the Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM) and wrote the song “Notre place” (Our Place), the official anthem of the Franco-Ontarian community. His body of work and artistic contribution shaped the next generation of francophone artists in the music industry.
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Paul Dolden
Created almost exclusively in his private recording studio, Dolden's music is extremely dense in texture.
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Paul Dolden
Having spent many years as a rock musician Dolden brings a concern with the visceral physicality of this form to the realm of tape composition. Often criticized for the extremely loud playback levels at his concerts, the composer explains that '... the listener is completely engulfed in sound.
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Paul Doyon
Paul Doyon. Pianist, organist, b Montreal 26 Mar 1903, d there 20 Aug 1986; L MUS (École normale, Paris) 1926, honorary D MUS (Montreal) 1957. At two he lost his sight, and in 1908 he entered the Institut Nazareth, where he studied violin with Camille Couture and J.-J.
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Paul Dufault
Paul Dufault (Du Faut). Tenor, b Ste-Hélène-de-Bagot, near St-Hyacinthe, Que, 10 Dec 1872, d there 20 Jun 1930. He was a student at the Séminaire de Nicolet and studied music in Montreal with a Mr Birtz, later in Boston with a Mr Dobson, then in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a Mrs Petersen.
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Paul-Émile Borduas
Paul-Émile Borduas, painter (b at St-Hilaire, Qué 1 Nov 1905; d at Paris, France 22 Feb 1960). Leader of the Automatistes and main author of the manifesto Refus Global, he had a profound influence on art in Québec.
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Paul-Émile Corbeil
Paul-Émile Corbeil. Bass, radio producer, actor, producer, b Montreal 5 Oct 1908, d there 10 Jan 1965. While studying with Salvator Issaurel, he received a grant in 1928 and trophies in 1928 and 1929 from the Delphic Study Club.
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Paul-Émile Léger
Paul-Émile Léger, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (b at Valleyfield, Qué (now Salaberry-de-Valleyfield) 25 Apr 1904; d at Montreal 13 Nov 1991), brother of Jules LÉGER.
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Paul-Émile Talbot
Paul-Émile Talbot. Organist, teacher, b Quebec City 1 Sep 1934, d there 27 Apr 1986; lauréat piano (Laval) 1951, BA (Laval) 1955, Diplôme d'études supérieures in Gregorian chant (Laval) 1958, premier prix organ (CMQ) 1960.
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Paul Frey
Paul Frey, tenor (born 20 April 1941 in Heidelberg, ON). Although he did not start singing opera until he was 29, Paul Frey made his professional debut at 35 opposite Maureen Forrester, and went on to become a prominent tenor in North America and Europe.
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Paul Frey
Paul Frey. Tenor, b Heidelberg, Ont, 20 Apr 1941, Artist Diploma opera (Toronto) 1975. He is of Mennonite background and in the early 1960s sang in a male quartet in his home town and in the Schneider Male Chorus in Kitchener, Ont, whose director Paul Berg encouraged him to take voice lessons.
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Paul Green
(James) Paul Green. Educator, conductor, arranger, b Sydney, NS, 15 Apr 1929; ARCT euphonium 1957, B MUS (Toronto) 1954, M MUS (ESM Rochester) 1959, PH D (ESM Rochester) 1974.
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Paul Gross
The elder son of an army colonel, Paul Gross appeared in his first TV commercial at the age of 14.
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Paul Gross (Profile)
This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on October 13, 1997. Partner content is not updated. It seems as good a place as any to begin an interview with Paul Gross, the actor who plays the impeccably polite and upright Mountie in CTVs Due South.
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Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis, writer, director, producer (born 10 Mar 1953 in London, Ontario). Paul Haggis created the popular TV series Due South (1994–99), which earned him six Gemini Awards including two for Best Dramatic Series. He then made history in 2006 as the first screenwriter of back-to-back Best Picture Oscar winners — Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005). He also won Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay Oscars for the latter and helped rejuvenate the James Bond franchise with his screenplays for Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). In 2018, he began defending himself in a civil suit against allegations of sexual assault. He was found liable and ordered to pay US$10 million in damages in November 2022.
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