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Gérard Delage
Gérard Delage, QC, CM, Quebec lawyer, artist, journalist, writer, manager, comedian, gastronome, oenologist and unionist (born 27 September 1912 in Nominingue, Quebec; died 24 May 1991 in Westmount, Quebec). A lawyer by training, Gérard Delage is known to the general public as a journalist, scriptwriter and host on Quebec radio and television. His writings, public lectures, management skills and involvement in various associations have contributed significantly to the development of Quebec's culinary arts, hospitality and tourism sectors.
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Gérard Gélinas
Gérard Gélinas. Bass, b Montreal 11 Apr 1907, d there 2 Mar 1965. Gérard Gélinas placed second among 300 competitors in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air in 1937. He toured New England and Louisiana with a troupe from the Metropolitan Opera.
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Gerard Kantarjian
Kantarjian, Gerard. Violinist, teacher, b Cairo, of Armenian parents, 1 Oct 1931, naturalized US 1964. A pupil of Adolph Menashes in Cairo and Váša Příhoda in Italy, he toured at 17 in Italy and Switzerland.
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Gérard Lamarche
Gérard.Lamarche Administrator, producer, b Montreal 27 Sep 1918, d there 3 September 1999. He studied voice with Salvator Issaurel, winning a first prize in the baritone category at the 1938 Festival-concours de musique du Québec.
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Gérard Poirier
Gérard Poirier, OC, O.Q., television and film actor, theatre actor, teacher (born 4 February 1930 in Montreal, Quebec; died 19 December 2021 in Montreal). Poirier played over a hundred different roles over 60 years. He stood out for his excellent enunciation, impeccable French, elegance and for the accuracy of his portrayals. He was also a spokesperson for the Office québécois de la langue française.
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Gerhard Brunzema
Gerhard (Friedrich) Brunzema. Organ manufacturer, b Emden, Germany, 6 Jul 1927, d Fergus, Ont 7 Apr 1992. He grew up in Menden, an industrial community on the Ruhr river, and apprenticed and worked as a journeyman organ builder 1948-52 for Paul Ott in Göttingen.
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Gerhard Heintzman Co.
Gerhard Heintzman Co. Toronto piano manufacturers. Gerhard Heintzman (b Hanover 6 Oct 1845, d Toronto 8 Oct 1926), a nephew of Theodore Heintzman, moved in 1860 to the USA and in 1867 to Toronto.
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Gerhard Wuensch
Gerhard (Joseph) Wuensch. Composer, musicologist, pianist, b Vienna (or Klosterneuburg, Austria?) 23 Dec 1925, naturalized Canadian 18 Dec 1980, d London, Ont 8 Jun 2007; Ph D musicology (Vienna) 1950, Artist Diplomas piano and composition (Academy of Music, Vienna) 1952.
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Geri Hall
Geri Hall, actor, writer (born at Oakville, Ont 2 May 1972). Geri Hall began her career as an actor in 1998 when she enrolled in Toronto's famed Second City workshop classes and became a member of that troupe's touring company before a promotion to the main stage in 1999.
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Germain Houde
Germain Houde. Actor. (Petit Saguenay QC, 14 December 1952 - ) With a career spanning continuously more than 30 years on stage and screen, this excellent actor has created exciting characters that have had strong impact on the imaginations of his broad audience.
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Germain Lalande
Germain Lalande. Gregorianist, teacher, b Ste-Scholastique (Mirabel), near Montreal, 21 Sep 1903; L LITT (Paris) 1933, diploma in liturgical singing (Institut grégorien, Paris) 1933.
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Germaine Bruyère
(Marie Anne) Germaine Bruyère. Soprano, b Montreal 20 Sep 1905. She studied theory with Champagne, and dramatic art and languages, then voice, with Salvator Issaurel and Rodolphe Plamondon. In New York her teachers were Edgar Schofield, Florence Easton, and Ivan Ivantzoff.
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Germaine Guèvremont
Germaine Guèvremont, née Marianne-Germaine Grignon, writer (born 16 April 1893 in Saint-Jérôme, QC; died 21 August 1968 in Montréal, QC).
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Germaine Malépart
Germaine Malépart. Pianist, teacher, b St-Vincent-de-Paul (now Laval), near Montreal, 7 Jul 1898, d Montreal 19 Apr 1963. She began studying piano at 7 with Arthur Letondal and made her debut at 13 at the Ladies' Morning Musical Club in Montreal.
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German Furniture
Furniture of Germanic derivation has come to Canada as a result of emigration from Germany and from Pennsylvania (see GERMANS). Traditional German furniture in Europe evolved over several centuries to serve the needs of ordinary, primarily rural, people.
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