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    Elizabeth Wyn Wood

    Elizabeth Wyn Wood, sculptor (b at Orillia, Ont 8 Oct 1903; d at Toronto 27 Jan 1966). She made a significant contribution to Canada's cultural life, primarily through her modernist interpretation of the Canadian landscape in

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    Ella Cora Hind

    Ella Cora Hind, journalist, agricultural authority, activist and suffragist (born 18 September 1861 in Toronto, ON; died 6 October 1942 in Winnipeg, MB). A pioneer throughout her life, Hind was an acclaimed grain expert, a champion of women’s rights and an advocate for the franchise.

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    Ellen Ballon

    Ellen Ballon. Pianist, b Montreal, of Russian parents, 1898, d there 21 Dec 1969; honorary D MUS (McGill) 1954. She was a child prodigy and at the age of six, in the inaugural year of the McGill Cons (1904), won the first director's scholarship awarded at that school.

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    Ellen Page

    Elliot Page (born Ellen Philpotts-Page), actor, activist, producer (born 21 February 1987 in Halifax, NS). Elliot Page is a serious, soulful and intelligent actor, and one of Canada’s biggest movie stars. A seasoned child performer, Page started out in Canadian feature films and TV series, winning two Gemini Awards by the age of 18. Page’s intense performance in the American indie Hard Candy (2005) led to high-profile roles in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and the indie smash Juno (2007). Juno earned Page an Independent Spirit Award and an Oscar nomination. Adept at quirky comedy (Whip It, Super), intimate drama (Marion Bridge, Mouth to Mouth) and big-budget blockbusters (Inception, the X-Men franchise), Page is equally well-known for environmental activism, advocacy for LGBTQ rights and a grounded, socially-conscious persona.

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    Elliot Page

    Elliot Page (born Ellen Philpotts-Page), actor, activist, producer (born 21 February 1987 in Halifax, NS). Elliot Page is a serious, soulful and intelligent actor, and one of Canada’s biggest movie stars. A seasoned child performer, Page started out in Canadian feature films and TV series, winning two Gemini Awards by the age of 18. Page’s intense performance in the American indie Hard Candy (2005) led to high-profile roles in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and the indie smash Juno (2007). Juno earned Page an Independent Spirit Award and an Oscar nomination. Adept at quirky comedy (Whip It, Super), intimate drama (Marion Bridge, Mouth to Mouth) and big-budget blockbusters (Inception, the X-Men franchise), Page is equally well-known for environmental activism, advocacy for LGBTQ rights and a grounded, socially-conscious persona.

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    Elliot Weisgarber

    Weisgarber, Elliot. Composer, clarinetist, ethnomusicologist, b Pittsfield, Mass, 5 Dec 1919, naturalized Canadian 1973, d Vancouver 31 Dec 2001; B MUS (ESM, Rochester) 1942, M MUS (ESM, Rochester) 1943.

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    Elliott Haslam

    (William) Elliott Haslam. Voice teacher, choir conductor, b England, 1851?, d Toronto 23 Nov 1915. A son of the concert singer John Haslam, Elliott Haslam was educated in Italy and studied music at London's RAM.

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    Ellis McLintock

    Ellis (Lee) McLintock. Trumpeter, conductor, arranger, b Toronto 18 Nov 1921, d Stratford, Ont, 25 Sep 1997. McLintock studied cornet with his father, Ellis, and trumpet with A.J. Williams.

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    Ellis McLintock

    Ellis McLintock. Euphonium soloist, b Denshaw, Lancashire, Eng, 10 Nov 1889, d Toronto 2 Jan 1955. He played in brass bands in the northern England tradition before moving to Toronto in 1912 and working as a milk man. He became principal of the Imperial Concert Band under Walter Murdoch.

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    Ellsworth Duquette

    Ellsworth Duquette. Bass, b Phoenix, NY, 25 Jun 1862, d Montreal 18 Oct 1922. Endowed with an exceptional voice, he received some instruction from Georges W. Cornish, the organist and choirmaster of Erskine Church (later Erskine and American United) in Montreal, and studied solfège with his father.

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    Elma Miller

    Miller, Elma. Composer, clarinetist, pianist, writer, b Toronto 6 Aug 1954, B MUS (Toronto) 1977, M MUS (Toronto) 1979. She studied composition with Walter Buczynski, John Beckwith, Lothar Klein, and John Weinzweig, and electronic and computer music with Gustav Ciamaga and William Buxton.

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    Elmer Iseler

    Elmer Walter Iseler, choir conductor (b at Port Colborne, Ont, 14 Oct 1927; d at Caledon Hills, Ont, 3 Apr 1998).

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    Elmer Iseler

    In 1954 Iseler helped found the Toronto Festival Singers (see Festival Singers) and during 24 years as their conductor was credited with developing and maintaining a choir of rare excellence. In 1964 he became also the conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, with which he remained until 1997.

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    Elmore Leonard (Profile)

    When it comes to the art of how to Be Cool, Elmore Leonard wrote the book - in every way. First, there's his new novel of the same name, which rocketed to a position near the top of North American best-seller lists almost immediately upon its release last month.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on March 29, 1999

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    Éloi de Grandmont

    Éloi de Grandmont, pseudonym of Joseph-Éloi-Augustin Grammont, writer, director (b at Baie-du-Fèbre, Qué 17 Apr 1921; d at Montréal 25 Nov 1970).

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