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Paul Quarrington, novelist, playwright (b at Toronto, Ont 22 Jul 1953, d Toronto 21 Jan 2010). Paul Quarrington grew up in Don Mills, Ont, and attended the University of Toronto. He settled in Toronto, where he graduated from the Canadian Film Centre.
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Paul R. Thagard, philosopher (b at Yorkton, Sask 28 Sept 1950). Paul Thagard received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan (1971), and completed graduate degrees in philosophy at Cambridge University (1977) and the University of Toronto (1977).
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Paul-Raymond Jourdain Labrosse, dit, joiner-sculptor, organ builder (b at Montréal 20 Sept 1697; d there 8 June 1769). He was hired in 1721 to repair an old organ and build a new 7-stop instrument for the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Québec (now Basilica of Notre Dame de Québec).
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Paul (Evans) Robinson. Broadcaster-writer, conductor, administrator, double-bassist, b Toronto 21 Mar 1940; BA philosophy (Toronto) 1962, MA philosophy (Toronto) 1965. At the RCMT 1955-7 he studied theory with Weinzweig, double bass with Charles Rose and Gurney Titmarsh, and piano with Dolin.
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Paul Rose, Québecois indépendantiste leader, terrorist, unionist (born 16 October 1943 in Montreal, Quebec; died 14 March 2013 in Montreal). He was a member of the Chénier Cell, also known as the South Shore Gang, of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) and a key player in the October Crisis. On 13 March 1971, he was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte, a minister in the government of Quebec.
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Paul (Joseph Wilfrid Paul-André) Roussel. Critic, writer, radio producer; b Montreal 5 Nov 1924, d there 12 Sep 1977. After teaching himself piano, he studied theory at the CMM 1943-5 with Jean Vallerand. He was Vallerand's successor as critic 1946-54 on the Montreal daily Le Canada.
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Paul Savoie, actor (b at Montréal 21 May 1946). Paul Savoie, an exacting actor with outstanding presence, has for more than three decades given strong performances in difficult and very different roles from both classical and contemporary repertoires.
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Paul (Isidor) Scherman. Conductor, violinist, b Toronto 12 Sep 1907, d Toronto, 12 Mar 1996.
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Paul Shaffer (b Allan Wood), pianist, comedian (b at Toronto 28 Nov 1949). Shaffer was raised in Thunder Bay and played in local bands in his teens. While earning a sociology degree at the University of Toronto he continued to play in bar bands and in jazz bands.
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Paul (Allen Wood) Shaffer. Keyboardist, comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, b Toronto 28 Nov 1949; BA sociology (Toronto) 1971, honorary DFA (Lakehead) 1988.
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Paul Soles was one of the original hosts of the CBC's popular TV program "Take 30," which went on the air in 1962. Designed to be a "women's show," the daytime series evolved into a showcase for serious journalism, airing documentary reports and interviews on social and cultural topics.
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Théberge, Paul. Composer, teacher, b Brunswick, Me, 26 Sep 1953, naturalized Canadian 1989; BA (Dalhousie) 1976, MA (Concordia) 1987. He moved to Canada in 1971.
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Paul Thompson, director, producer, playwright (b at Charlottetown 4 May 1940).
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Paul Toupin, dramatist, essayist, educator (born 7 December 1918 in Montréal, QC; died 8 March 1993 in Montréal). His plays, classical in language and structure and universal in theme, have been more appreciated by critics than by audiences in Québec.
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(Joseph Horace) Paul Trépanier. Tenor, b Noranda, Que, 6 Aug 1939. After studying privately 1961-4 with Albert Cornellier and taking courses at the École Vincent-d'Indy, he attended the CMM 1964-7. There he studied voice with Léopold Simoneau and repertoire with Janine Lachance.
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