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    John Grierson

    John Grierson, film producer (born 26 April 1898 in Deanston, Scotland; died 19 February 1972 in Bath, England). His ancestors were lighthouse keepers and his father was a school teacher. He served as an ordinary seaman in the First World War and completed a brilliant academic career after the war, graduating with distinction in moral philosophy.

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    John Hamilton Bush

    John Hamilton (Jack) Bush, painter (born 20 March 1909 in Toronto, ON; died 24 January 1977 in Toronto). 

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    John Hamilton Gordon Russell

      John Hamilton Gordon Russell, architect (b at Toronto 5 Nov 1862; d at Winnipeg 7 Feb 1946), a prominent member of the profession in Manitoba from 1894 until WWI. Apprenticed to H.B. Gordon and Helliwell at age 16, from 1886 Russell worked for offices in several western US cities.

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    John Hartman

    ​John Hartman, painter, printmaker (born 13 April 1950 in Midland, ON). Raised on Georgian Bay’s southern and eastern shores, John Hartman possesses both a strong visual and narrative association with his native landscape.

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    John Hawkins

    John Hawkins. Composer, pianist, teacher, b Montreal 26 Jul 1944, d Toronto 14 Jan 2007; premier prix (CMM) 1967, B MUS (McGill) 1967, Concert Diploma (McGill) 1968, MMA (McGill) 1970. Hawkins studied piano at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec with Lubka Kolessa and at McGill University.

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    John Hendrickson

    John (Henry) Hendrickson. Pianist, b Montreal 11 Apr 1956; AMA 1973, LMA 1973. A pupil of Susan Howard, Robert Pounder, and Alexandra Munn in Edmonton, he also studied with Irwin Freundlich in New York. He made his debut with the Edmonton Youth Symphony in the fall of 1969.

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    John Avison

    John Henry Patrick Avison, CM, conductor, pianist (born 25 April 1914 in Vancouver, BC; died 30 November 1983 in Vancouver). 

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    John Henry Walker

    ​John Henry Walker, wood engraver, illustrator (born 1831 in Ballamony, Northern Ireland; died 1899 in Montréal, QC). 

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    John Herbert

    John Herbert Brundage, pen name John Herbert, writer and theatre director (b at Toronto 13 Oct 1926, d at Toronto 22 June 2001).

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    John Herbert Caddy

    John Herbert Caddy, painter and teacher (b at Québec C 28 June 1801; d at Hamilton, Ont 19 March 1887). In 1816 he began military training at Royal Military College, Woolwich, England, and was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1825.

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    John Hodgins

    John (Marshall) Hodgins. Choir conductor, organist, teacher, b Toronto 4 Jan 1916, d Oshawa, Ont, 23 Apr 1979; ATCM 1935, LTCL 1940. His teachers were Peter C. Kennedy (piano), Charles Peaker and Frederick Silvester (organ), and Healey Willan (theory).

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    John Ireland

    John Ireland, actor (b at Vancouver 30 Jan 1914; d at Santa Barbara, Ca 21 Mar 1992). John Ireland's career featured many high spots, although his run at accumulating more than 200 on-screen credits landed him in some shabby pictures during the 1970s and 1980s.

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    John J. Moncrieff

    John J. (James) Moncrieff. Journalist, choirmaster, conductor, bass-baritone, b Scalloway, Shetland Islands, 19 Oct 1865, d Winnipeg 11 Apr 1939. His family settled in the Red River Settlement of St Andrews when he was 10. There he played violin with a small orchestra.

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    John Kavik

    John Kavik, sculptor and potter (b in Gjoa Haven, NWT 1897; d at Yellowknife, NWT March 1993 ).

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    John Kim Bell

    John Kim Bell, OC, OOnt, conductor, administrator, pianist, composer (born 8 October 1952 in Kahnawá:ke, QC). Bell is an advocate for Indigenous Peoples, an entrepreneur, fundraiser, and a composer and conductor. He is the first Indigenous person to conduct a major symphony orchestra. Additionally, he established the Canadian Native Arts Foundation (now Indspire) and the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (now Indspire Awards). He has received many awards and honours in recognition of his cultural leadership, advocacy, and commitment to Indigenous relations. 

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