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    Ria Lenssens

    (Maria Francisca Theresia) Ria Lenssens. Soprano, teacher, choir conductor, b Antwerp 2 Jun 1903, naturalized Canadian 1954; premier prix voice (Brussels Royal Cons) 1924.

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    Nino Ricci

    Nino Ricci, novelist (b at Leamington, Ont 1959). Nino Ricci was born and grew up in Leamington, Ont, the new Canadian home of his Italian immigrant parents. His university studies took him to York University, Concordia University, and the University of Florence. Ricci has taught literature and creative writing, and was the Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor in 2005-06. He has also served as president of PEN Canada.

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    Rich Little

    Little appeared as a regular on numerous television programs, including the John Davidson Show (1969), ABC Comedy Hour (1972), the Julie Andrews Hour (1972-73), and hosted the Rich Little Show in 1976 and You Asked For It (1981-83).

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    Richard Boucher

    Boucher, Richard (-Gaudreault). Composer, b Montreal 8 Nov 1946, d Greenfield Park, near Montreal, 7 Jan 1987.

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    Richard Bradshaw

    Richard (James) Bradshaw. Conductor, organist, administrator, b Rugby, England, 26 Apr 1944, d Toronto 15 Aug 2007; BA Hons (University of London) 1965, hon fellowship (Royal Conservatory of Music) 2001, hon LLD (Toronto) 2003.

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    Richard B. Wright

    Richard Bruce Wright, novelist, editor, teacher (born 4 March 1937 in Midland, ON; died 7 February 2017). Richard Wright's novels frequently explore lives in urban Canada and crises of personal identity in modern cities.

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    Richard Coates

    Richard Coates. Bandmaster, music teacher, organ builder, painter, sawmill operator, b Thornton Dale, Yorkshire, England, 30 Nov 1778, d Aldborough Township, southwest of London, Ont, 29 Jan 1868. Little is known about Coates' youth.

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    Richard Condie

    Richard Condie animator, writer, composer, producer (b at Vancouver 24 Oct 1942). Although Richard Condie was born in Vancouver and worked at the NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA (NFB) headquarters in Montréal for much of the 1990s, his roots are in Winnipeg's zany filmmaking community.

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    Richard Cooke

    Richard (Westall) Cooke. Business executive, volunteer-administrator, choirmaster, b Leeds 28 Apr 1903, d Winnipeg 11 Jul 1982. Brought to Canada at seven, he sang as a child in Manitoba church choirs. Prior to 1964 he served as choirmaster in four Winnipeg Anglican churches successively.

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    Richard Day

    Richard Day, art director (born at Victoria, BC 9 May 1896; died at Los Angeles 23 May 1972). Richard Day, an illustrator and a captain in the Canadian army during the First World War, decided to try his luck in 1920s Hollywood.

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    Richard Désilets

    Désilets, Richard. Composer, b Magog, near Sherbrooke, Que, 24 Oct 1957; B MUS (Montreal) 1984, M MUS composition (Montreal) 1986. He studied at the University of Montreal with Serge Garant and Marcelle Deschênes.

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    Richard Desjardins

    ​Richard Desjardins, author, composer, singer, director and actor (born 16 March 1948 in Rouyn, Québec). 

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    Richard Eaton

    Richard (Stephen) Eaton. Organist-choir master, educator, composer, b Victoria, BC, 16 Jan 1914, d Rhodes, Greece, 25 Jan 1968; Licentiate (McGill) 1939, B MUS (McGill) 1942. He took his first lessons in Victoria, where he was a choir boy and, 1930-5, assistant organist at Christ Church Cathedral.

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    Richard Eaton Singers

    The Richard Eaton Singers (formerly University Singers). Choir formed by Richard Eaton in 1951 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and conducted by Eaton until 1967. In 1968 the choir adopted the name Richard Eaton Singers in his memory.

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    Richard Edmund Prince

    Richard Edmund Prince, sculptor (b at Comox, BC 6 Apr 1949). Prince has been making sculpture since his studies at the University of British Columbia (BA 1971).

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