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    Stephen Willis

    Stephen (Charles) Willis. Archivist, musicologist, b Collingwood, Ont, 17 Dec 1946, d Ottawa 11 Sep 1994; AWCM piano 1965, BA (Western) 1969, MA (Columbia) 1971, M PHIL (Columbia) 1974, PH D (Columbia) 1975.

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    Steppenwolf

    Steppenwolf, Los Angeles-based blues-rock band (flourished 1967-72) which had its genesis in the Toronto quintet Sparrow (flourished 1964-67), which included German-born singer John Kay (né Joachim Krauledat), drummer Jerry Edmonton (aka Mars Bonfire) and organist Goldy McJohn.

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    Steppenwolf

    Steppenwolf. Hard-rock group. It had its origins in the Toronto blues band Sparrow, which was formed in 1964 and by 1965 comprised John Kay (vocals, harmonica and guitar), Dennis Edmonton (guitar), Goldy McJohn (organ, piano), Nick St Nicholas (bass guitar), and Jerry Edmonton (drums).

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    Jana Sterbak

    Sterbak's work is difficult to classify by medium or style. Influenced initially by minimalism, she chooses her often unconventional materials deliberately, guided by her desire for a direct, expressive relationship between material and idea.

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    Sterling Beckwith

    (Robert) Sterling Beckwith. Musicologist, teacher, conductor, bass, b New York 14 Aug 1931; BA (Harvard) 1952, MA (Harvard) 1955, PH D (Cornell) 1969.

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    Steve Galluccio

    Steve Galluccio, playwright, screenwriter (b at Montréal, 9 Oct 1960). Steve Galluccio, whose plays are, for the most part, rooted in Italian immigrant behaviour, has written box office hits in both English and French.

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    Steve Paikin

    Steven Hillel Paikin, OC, OOnt, journalist, broadcaster, author, documentary filmmaker (born 9 June 1960 in Hamilton, ON). Steve Paikin is best known for his long career at TVO, where he serves as the host and senior editor of the public broadcaster’s flagship current affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He also served as chancellor of Laurentian University from 2013 to 2021. As a journalist, Paikin has been recognized for his fairness, easygoing manner, high standards, keen interviewing skills and innate curiosity on a wide variety of subjects. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2013 and a Member of the Order of Ontario in 2014.

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    Steve Smith

    Steve Smith, actor, writer, producer, comic (b at Toronto 24 Dec 1945). Blessed with a quick wit, a creative mind and an optimistic determination, the irrepressible Steve Smith is a journeyman entertainer who created one of the most enduring characters in Canadian television history.

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    Steve Tittle

    Tittle, Steve (John Stephen). Composer, teacher, b Willard, O, 20 May 1935; B SC music education (Kent State) 1965; M MUS (Wisconsin) 1966; DMA (Wisconsin) 1974.

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    Steve Wallace

    Steve (Steven Scott) Wallace. Bassist, b Toronto 16 Aug 1956. He studied guitar privately with Gary Benson and double bass 1975-6 at Humber College with Lenny Boyd. In 1979 he began working in Toronto jazz clubs - eg, Bourbon Street until 1984, George's Spaghetti House and, 1982-3, Lytes.

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    Steven Dann

    Dann, Steven (Arthur). Violist, b Burnaby, BC, 27 Dec 1953; B MUS (Toronto) 1977. He began violin studies with Harry Gomez, and continued with him after switching to viola in 1970. Dann was a member 1969-73 of NYO.

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    Steven Galloway

    Steven Galloway is widely known for his international bestseller The Cellist of Sarajevo and for the controversy surrounding his dismissal as head of the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia.

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    Steven Gellman

    Steven Gellman, composer, pianist (b at Toronto 16 Sept 1947). After early studies with Samuel Dolin in Toronto, Steven Gellman attracted attention in 1964 as soloist in his piano concerto, with the CBC Symphony Orchestra, and as first Canadian recipient of a BMI Award for student composers.

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    Steven Gellman

    Steven (David) Gellman. Composer, pianist, teacher, b Toronto 16 Sep 1947; premiere prix analysis (Paris Conservatory) 1975, premiere prix composition (Paris Conservatory) 1976.

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    Steven Heighton

    Steven Heighton, poet, novelist, essayist (born 14 August 1961 in Toronto, ON; died 19 April 2022 in Kingston, ON). Steven Heighton was known for his award-winning poetry and bestselling fiction. His collection of poetry The Waking Comes Late (2016) won the Governor General’s Award while his novels The Shadow Boxer (2000) and Every Lost Country (2010) were national bestsellers. An accomplished writer who could move fluidly between poetry and prose, Heighton’s work has been praised for its exploration of place, culture and politics and has been translated into ten languages.  

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