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    George White

    George White, né Weitz, producer, director, librettist, lyricist, actor, dancer (b at New York City, NY 1890; d at Hollywood, Calif 10 Oct 1968).

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    George Wiebe

    George (David) Wiebe. Choral conductor, teacher, hymnologist, b Gretna, Man, 25 Dec 1927; Teaching Certificate (Vancouver Normal School) 1949, B Christian Education (Canadian Mennonite Bible College) 1953, AMM 1955, ARCT 1957, M MUS (Southern California) 1962, D MUS (Indiana) 1980.

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    George Ziegler

    George (Henry) Ziegler. Teacher, bandmaster, organist-choirmaster, b. Berlin (Kitchener), Ont, 1 Aug 1889, d. there 22 Oct 1981; LTCM piano 1909, ATCM organ 1912. He played in the Ziegler Family Orchestra and at 13 became the youngest member of the Berlin Musical Society Band.

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    George Zukerman

    George (Benedict) Zukerman. Bassoonist, impresario, b London, of US parents, 22 Feb 1927, naturalized Canadian 1967; MA (Queen's, New York) 1949.

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    Georges-Charles-Jules Bugnet

    Georges Charles-Jules Bugnet, pseudonym of Henri Doutremont, editor, writer, botanist (b at Chalon-sur-Saône, France 23 Feb 1879; d at St Albert, Alberta, 11 Jan 1981).

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    Georges Dor

    Georges Henri Dor (born Dore), singer, songwriter, author, playwright, director, journalist, actor (born 10 March 1931 in Drummondville, QC; died 24 July 2001 in Longueuil, QC).

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    Georges Dufaux

    Georges Dufaux, cinematographer, director (b at Lille, France 17 March 1927, d at Switzerland, 10 Nov 2008). After graduating in 1953 from the École nationale de photographie et de cinématographie in Paris, Dufaux worked at a film laboratory in Brazil for three years.

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    Georges Dufresne

    Georges (Joseph-Édouard) Dufresne. Tenor, radio producer, b Nicolet, Que, 21 May 1894, d Montreal 25 Jun 1973. After receiving his formal education at the Nicolet Seminary, he settled in Montreal, where he studied with Rodolphe Mathieu and Albert Clerk-Jeannotte.

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    Georges-Édouard Desbarats

    The two went to New York in 1873 to found the Daily Graphic, the first daily paper to use photographic illustrations. Canadian Illustrated News appeared weekly 1869-83.

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    Georges-Émile Tanguay

    Tanguay, Georges-Émile. Composer, organist, teacher, pianist, b Quebec City 5 Jun 1893, d there 24 Nov 1964; lauréat (AMQ). In Quebec City his teachers were Léon J. Dessane and J.-Arthur Bernier, and in Montreal Arthur Letondal and Romain Pelletier.

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    Georges-Hébert Germain

    Georges-Hébert Germain, author, scriptwriter, critic, columnist (born 20 August 1944 in Les Écureuils, Portneuf County, Québec; died 13 November 2015 in Montréal).

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    Georges La Fleche

    Georges (Edouard) La Fleche (b La Flèche). Singer, composer, b Winnipeg 27 Jan 1936.

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    Georges Lindsay

    Georges Lindsay. Organist, teacher, administrator, b L'Isle-Verte, near Rivière-du-Loup, Que, 6 Aug 1909, d Montreal 24 Mar 1987.

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    Georges Mercure

    Georges Mercure. Gregorianist, organist, choir conductor, composer, teacher, b Drummondville, Que, 19 Jun 1905, d Montreal 24 Aug 1993. He showed a talent for music from an early age and studied with Arthur Letondal in Montreal, while accompanying silent films on piano.

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    Georges Savaria

    Georges Savaria. Pianist, ondist, teacher, administrator, composer, b Montreal 27 Mar 1916. He took piano and organ lessons from his father, Joseph-Élie, and private theory lessons from Claude Champagne. In 1937 he received the Prix d'Europe for piano.

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