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    Jean Watson

    Jean Watson. Contralto, b Belfast, Ireland, of Scottish parents, 25 Apr 1909; naturalized Canadian 1920. She moved to Hamilton, Ont in 1920. She studied at the TCM (RCMT) with Marian Kopp and Healey Willan, and sang in recital throughout Ontario.

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    Jean-Yves Landry

    Joseph Henri Jean-Yves Landry, producer, orchestra conductor (born 5 December 1925 in Trois-Rivières, QC; died 12 February 2003 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC). 

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    Jeanne Beker

    ​Jeanne Beker, CM, television host, columnist (born 19 March 1952 in Toronto, ON). Fashion icon Jeanne Beker first rose to prominence as the co-host of Citytv’s groundbreaking music journalism program The New Music (1979–85) before hosting the long-running landmark fashion program Fashion Television (1985–2012).

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    Jeanne Dusseau

    Jeanne (b Ruth Cleveland) Dusseau (b Thom). Soprano, b Glasgow 2 Feb 1893, d ?. Taken to Toronto as a child she began voice study with M.M. Stevenson and at 16 was contralto soloist at Bloor St Baptist Church.

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    Jeanne Gordon

    Jeanne (b Ruby) Gordon. Contralto, b Wallaceburg, near Windsor, Ont, 26 Jan 1885, d Macon, Mo, 22 Feb 1952; ATCM. [The corrected birthdate is a result of research by J.B. McPherson.] Her only teacher was Albert Ham, with whom she studied while attending Toronto's Havergal College.

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    Jeanne Landry

    Jeanne Landry, pianist, accompanist, teacher, composer (born 3 May 1922 in Ottawa, ON; died 2 August 2011 in Quebec City, QC.)

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    Jeanne Maubourg

    Jeanne Maubourg. Mezzo-soprano, actress, teacher, b Namur, Belgium, 10 Nov 1875, d Montreal 9 May 1953. She received her musical training in Nancy, Algiers, and Paris. In 1897 she joined the Théâtre de la Monnaie,

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    Jeanne Pengelly

    Jeanne (Isabel) Pengelly (b Hesson). Soprano, teacher, b Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ont, 10 Feb 1908, d Kingston, Ont, 2 Nov 1977.

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    Jeanne Renaud

    Jeanne Renaud, dancer, choreographer, artistic director and administrator (b at Montréal 27 August 1928). A major figure in Québec contemporary dance, Renaud was closely associated with the AUTOMATISTES.

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    Jeannette Zarou

    Jeannette Zarou. Soprano, b Ramallah, Palestine. She emigrated to Canada in 1947, began studies in 1961 with Irene Jessner at the University of Toronto, and made her COC debut in 1964 as the Priestess in Aida.

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    Jeannine Vanier

    Jeannine Vanier, organist, teacher, composer (born 21 August 1929 in Laval-des-Rapides, QC; died 7 March 2023 in Montreal, QC). B MUS (Montreal) 1950, L MUS (Montreal) 1952.

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    Jeff Barnaby

    Jeff Barnaby, writer, director, editor, composer (born 2 August 1976 in Listuguj Reserve, QC; died 13 October 2022 in Montreal, QC). Jeff Barnaby was a multitalented Mi’kmaq filmmaker who worked mainly in the horror genre. His award-winning films, such as Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) and Blood Quantum (2019), are notable for incorporating gritty portrayals of Indigenous characters into stories with elements of science fiction, body horror and magic realism. Barnaby was a rising talent in Canadian and Indigenous cinema. He died of cancer at the age of 46.

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    Jeff Healey

    Norman Jeffrey Healey, guitarist, singer, songwriter, trumpeter, trombonist, clarinetist (born 25 March 1966 in Toronto, ON; died 2 March 2008 in Toronto).

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    Jeff Healey

    Norman Jeffrey (Jeff) Healey. Guitarist, singer, songwriter, b Toronto 25 Mar 1966, d there 2 Mar 2008. Blind from the age of one, Jeff Healey began playing guitar at three.

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    Jeff Lemire

    Jeff Lemire, illustrator, graphic novelist (b at Essex County, Ont, 21 Mar 1976).

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