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    Neil Chotem

    Neil Chotem, pianist, composer, conductor, teacher (b at Saskatoon 9 Sept 1920; d at Greenfield Park, Que 21 Feb 2008.). After the start of a promising career as a piano soloist was interrupted by WWII, Neil Chotem forged a new career in Montréal as performer, conductor and composer.

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    Neil Chotem

    Neil Chotem. Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, b Saskatoon, of Russian parents, 9 Sep 1920; d Greenfield Park, Que, 21 Feb 2008. In Saskatoon Neil Chotem began his piano studies at the Palmer School of Music at five and performed for the first time in public.

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    Neil Crone

    Crone taught high school drama and English while performing in Theatresports and Big City Improv. He accepted a spot in Toronto's famed Second City Touring Company and before long moved on to the prestigious Second City Mainstage.

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    Neil Harris

    Harris, Neil (Foster). Composer, arranger, conductor, critic, producer, b Young, southeast of Saskatoon, 21 Apr 1925, d Winnipeg 29 May 2000; BA (Saskatchewan) 1947, B ARCHITECT (Manitoba) 1968.

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    Neil Munro

    Neil Munro, actor, director, playwright (b at Musselburgh, Scotland 1 Jan 1947, d at London, Ont 13 July 2009). Neil Munro emigrated to Canada with his parents when he was 9 years old and enrolled in the NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL in Montréal in 1964.

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    Neil Swainson

    Neil (James Sinclair) Swainson. Bassist, composer, b Victoria, BC, 15 Nov 1955. He studied briefly with Robert Meyer in Victoria but is largely self-taught.

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    Neil V. Rosenberg

    Neil V. (Vandraegen) Rosenberg. Folklorist, teacher, b Seattle, Wash, 21 Mar 1939; BA history (Oberlin College) 1961, MA folklore (Indiana) 1964, PH D folklore and history (Indiana) 1970.

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    Neil Young

    Neil (Percival) Young. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, harmonica player, b Toronto 12 Nov 1945; honorary D MUS (Lakehead) 1992.

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    Nel Wieman

    Cornelia “Nel” Wieman, psychiatrist, Indigenous health advocate (born 1964 in Little Grand Rapids First Nation, MB). In 1998, Dr. Nel Wieman became the first female Indigenous psychiatrist in Canada. Wieman has spent over 20 years practising as a clinical psychiatrist. Additionally, she has been involved in research, medical education and with numerous health and medical associations. An Indigenous health advocate, Wieman works to address health issues faced by Indigenous people in Canada. She also works to end racism that Indigenous people and other visible minorities experience in the health care system and medical education.

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    Nell Shipman

    Nell (née Helen Barham) Shipman, screenwriter, actor, director, producer, author (born in Victoria, British Columbia on 25 Oct 1892; died in Cabazon, California on 23 Jan 1970). Nell Shipman's first starring role in a major film was in the silent movie God's Country and the Woman (1916), which was an overnight success. Starring roles in 10 other films, mostly for Vitagraph, were followed by a seven-year contract offer from Samuel Goldwyn in 1917.

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    Nellie J. Cournoyea

    Nellie J. Cournoyea, OC, ONWT, premier of the Northwest Territories 1991–95, politician (born on 4 March 1940 in Aklavik, NT). Cournoyea is the first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial or territorial government in Canada.

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    Nellie McClung

    Nellie Letitia McClung, née Mooney, suffragist, reformer, legislator, author (born 20 October 1873 in Chatsworth, ON; died 1 September 1951 in Victoria, BC). Nellie McClung was an activist for many women's rights, legislator and author who is perhaps best known for her involvement in the Persons Case.

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    Nellie Smith

    Nellie Smith. Contralto, b Skipton, near Bradford, Yorkshire, 1906, d Toronto 12 Jun 1958; LRAM. She began her career in England, singing in concert and on radio before moving to Canada in 1930.

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    Nelly Arcan

    Nelly Arcan, née Isabelle Fortier (born 5 March 1973 in Lac-Mégantic, QC; died 24 September 2009 in Montréal, QC) was a Québec novelist who specialized in autobiographical fiction. 

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    Nelson Robert Stewart

    Nelson Robert Stewart, Nels, "Old Poison," hockey player (b at Montreal 29 Dec 1902; d at Toronto 21 Aug 1957). He was the first player to score 300 goals and his record of 324 goals held until broken by Maurice RICHARD.

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