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James Dodsley Humphreys
James Dodsley Humphreys. Tenor, teacher, b Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, ca 1811, d Toronto 23 or 24 Feb 1877. Humphreys' claim (Toronto Patriot, 26 Apr 1844) to have been 'formerly of the Royal Academy of Music' is not substantiated.
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James Doohan
James Doohan, actor (b at Vancouver 3 Mar 1920; d at Redmond, WA 20 Jul 2005). James Doohan, the son of Irish immigrants, was brought up in Sarnia, Ont. He graduated from the Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School in 1938 and joined the Canadian Army shortly thereafter.
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J. E. H. MacDonald
James Edward Hervey MacDonald, painter (b at Durham, Eng 12 May 1873; d at Toronto 26 Nov 1932). Among the Group of Seven, of which he was a founder, J.E.H.
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James Ehnes
James Ehnes. Violinist, b Brandon, Man 27 Jan 1976; B MUS (Juilliard) 1997, hon D MUS (Brandon) 2005.
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James Esson
James Esson, photographer (b at Preston [Cambridge, Ont] 10 Aug 1853; d at Toronto 1933). He learned PHOTOGRAPHY from his father and in 1875 established his own business. At age 30, he built a large, 3-storey brick
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James Evans
James Evans, Methodist minister, linguist (born 18 Jan 1801 in Kingston-upon-Hull, England; died 23 November 1846 in Kelby, England). Ordained in 1833, Evans served in various Christian missions in Upper Canada. While working in Norway House, Manitoba, he translated Christian hymns and printed a booklet in Cree syllabics. (See also Cree Language.)
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James Frederick Unger
James Frederick Unger, cartoonist (born London, Eng 21 Jan 1937; died at Saanich BC 26 May 2012).
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James Gayfer
James (McDonald) Gayfer. Bandmaster, clarinetist, organist-choirmaster, composer, teacher, adjudicator, b Toronto 26 Mar 1916, d Lindsay, Ont, 7 Apr 1997; B MUS (Toronto) 1941, ARCM 1946, LRAM 1947, D MUS (Toronto) 1950.
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James H. Marsh
James Harley Marsh, CM, writer, editor (born 10 September 1943 in Toronto, ON). Marsh was the founding editor-in-chief of The Canadian Encyclopedia. He oversaw the creation of the Encyclopedia’s French edition, L’Encyclopédie du Canada, and The Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (see Encyclopedia). He also became editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (EMC) and managed the online transition of both the EMC and The Canadian Encyclopedia under the direction of the Historica Foundation (now Historica Canada). Marsh is the recipient of numerous awards and honours.
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James Henry Gray
James Henry Gray, CM, journalist, social historian (born 31 August 1906 in Whitemouth, MB; died 12 November 1998 in Calgary, AB).
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James Hyndman
James Hyndman, actor (born 23 April 1962 in Bonn, Germany). After studying theatre for three years in Paris, this Quebec actor won favourable notices for his performance as Lenny in a French-language production of Harold Pinter’s play The Homecoming at Montreal’s L’Espace la Veillée in 1992. In the 1990s, he was cast in important roles in major films by Charles Binamé (Eldorado, 1995), Robert Lepage (Le polygraphe, 1996) and Jean Beaudin (Souvenirs intimes, 1999). The winner of two Prix Gémeaux (2003 and 2016), Hyndman has also played several major characters on Quebec television.
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Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey has been compared to Jerry Lewis in his willingness - even eagerness - to embarrass himself and others and to enact a manic-depressive crisis of self-worth in hyperkinetic comic terms.
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James Keelaghan
James Keelaghan, folksinger, musician (b Calgary 28 Oct 1959). A talented singer-songwriter and guitarist, he began performing FOLK MUSIC locally while studying history at the University of Calgary.
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James Keelaghan
James (Patrick) Keelaghan. Singer-songwriter, guitarist, b Calgary 28 Oct 1959. Keelaghan began performing at Calgary folk venues while a history student at the University of Calgary in the early 1980s.
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James Kenneth Campbell
James Kenneth Campbell, clarinetist, wind soloist, teacher (b at Leduc, Alta 10 Aug 1949). A graduate of University of Toronto (B. Mus 1971), Campbell was a member of the Hamilton Philharmonic (1967-69) and the NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA (1966-69).
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