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John Colicos
John Colicos, actor (b at Toronto 10 Dec 1928; d 6 Mar 2000). He played classical and contemporary roles on the major stages of England, the US and Canada. His earliest professional work was with the Montreal Repertory Theatre. In 1951 he was selected best actor at the DOMINION DRAMA FESTIVAL.
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John Coulter
John William Coulter, writer (b at Belfast, Ire 12 Feb 1888; d at Toronto 1 Dec 1980). Coulter is best known for his historical trilogy Riel (written and produced 1950; publ 1962), The Crime of Louis Riel (1968) and The Trial of Louis Riel (1968). Most of his other plays are on Irish subjects.
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John Coveart
John Coveart. Pianist, accompanist, vocal coach, teacher, b Toronto 14 Sep 1924, d there 23 Jan 1987; ATCM 1943. He studied with Margaret Miller Brown and for two summers, 1943-4, with Gerald Moore.
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John Cozens
John Cozens. Administrator, arranger, choir conductor, tenor, b Tottenham (London) 27 Apr 1906, naturalized Canadian 1950, d Port Hope, Ont, 5 Apr 1999. He emigrated to Canada in 1913 and studied voice and conducting 1924-9 with Francis Combe at the TCM, and privately 1930-35 with Nina de Gedeonoff.
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John Craig
John Craig, writer (b at Peterborough, ON 1921; d at same, 1982). John Craig began and ended his life in PETERBOROUGH, Ontario. The son of a newspaperman, he knew the grim realities of the DEPRESSION, but as an adventurous boy he was free to explore the nearby WATERWAYS.
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John Craig
John Craig, engineer, actor, theatrical director, educator (b at Toronto, Ont 20 Sept 1877 ; d at Gimli, Man 15 July 1946).
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John Cresswell Parkin
John Cresswell Parkin, architect (b to Canadian parents at Sheffield, Eng 24 Mar 1922, d at Toronto, Ont 22 Nov 1988). After graduating in architecture from U of Man and studies at Harvard under Walter Gropius, Parkin joined John B. PARKIN (no relation) in 1947.
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John Cullen Nugent
John Cullen Nugent, sculptor, educator (b at Montréal 5 Jan 1921). Studies at St John's University (Collegeville, Minn) exposed him to liberal ideals and the postwar Catholic renewal in the arts.
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John D. Atchison
John D. Atchison, architect (b at Monmouth, Ill 1870; d at Pasadena c1944). Atchison was the most prominent member of the "Chicago School" of architects who practised in Winnipeg.
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John Daniel Logan
John Daniel Logan, writer, teacher (b at Antigonish, NS 2 May 1869; d at Milwaukee, Wis 24 Jan 1929).
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John Dembeck
John Dembeck. Violinist, violist, b New York 1914, naturalized Canadian, d Toronto 14 Mar 1993. Dembeck studied violin from age six, going on to graduate from Juilliard.
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John Dodington
John Dodington, operatic bass (born 3 July 1945 in Toronto, ON). Known for his rich voice and authoritative stage presence, John Dodington performed lead roles with virtually every opera company in Canada and sang as a guest soloist with many orchestras.
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John Duncan
John Duncan. Harpist, harp builder, b Derbyshire, England, 2 Jan 1904, d Toronto 9 Jun 1998. He began his study of the harp at 10 under Thomas Archibald Wragg in Derby and took further instruction from Charles Collier at the RCM.
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John E. Conway
From 1958 to 1959 Conway's production company, Conway Films, produced 26 15-minute short films titled The Adventures of Uncle Chichimus, and in 1961 he created an hour-long television show called Cartoonerville in Ottawa for the CTV network. Conway retired his puppets in 1966.
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John Edgar Webster
John Edgar Webster, "Jack," journalist, broadcaster (b at Glasgow, Scot 15 Apr 1918; d at Vancouver 2 Mar 1999).
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