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    Douglas Glover

    Douglas Glover, novelist, short story writer, critic, editor, teacher (b near Simcoe, Ont 14 Nov 1948). Douglas Glover is an eclectic man of letters whose long writing career has embraced a variety of forms.

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    D.G. Jones

    Douglas Gordon Jones, OC, poet, literary critic, editor, translator (born 1 January 1929 in Bancroft, ON; died 6 March 2016 in North Hatley, QC). After earning a BA at McGill and an MA at Queen's, D.G. Jones taught English for more than 3 decades at L'Université de Sherbrooke. Jones ranks among the major lyric poets in English in Canada.

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    Douglas Haas

    Douglas Haas, organist, choral conductor, teacher (born 25 December 1936 in Kitchener, ON; died 27 December 2020 in Kitchener). Kantor (Stuttgart) 1967.

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    Douglas Hector Haynes

    Elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1974, Haynes was chairman of the dept of art and design at U of A (1976-80). An exhibition of his work, entitled Cubism Revisited and organized by the Edmonton Art Gallery, was held in 1984.

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    Douglas Kirkland

    Douglas Morely Kirkland, photographer (born 16 August 1934 in Toronto, ON; died 2 October 2022 in Los Angeles, California). Photographer Douglas Kirkland was best known for his highly stylized and artistic portraits of Hollywood celebrities. His best-known work was a series of photographs he took of Marilyn Monroe in 1961. He was also well known for his behind-the-scenes photographs from many film productions. The first still photographer to be made a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Kirkland authored several books and received numerous awards.

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    Douglas Lochhead

    Douglas Lochhead, poet, librarian (born at Guelph, ON 25 March 1922; died at Sackville, NB 15 March 2011). Born in Guelph, Ontario, Douglas Lochhead was raised in Ottawa and took his BA at MCGILL UNIVERSITY in 1943.

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    Douglas Maitland Gibson

    Douglas Gibson, editor, publisher, writer, raconteur (b at Kilmarnock, Scotland 4 Dec 1943). Douglas Gibson was born and raised in Scotland, where he earned an MA at the University of St. Andrews.

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    Douglas Millson

    (George) Douglas Millson. Organist, choirmaster, campanologist, b Kingsville, near Windsor, Ont, 20 Jun 1908. He was the son of a Methodist minister and played the organ in his father's church at 13. He later studied at the TCM and the Union Theological Seminary, New York City.

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    Douglas Moerdyke Duncan

    Duncan, Douglas Moerdyke, art dealer (b at Kalamazoo, Mich 1902; d at Toronto 26 June 1968). Educated at the University of Toronto, Duncan lived in Paris 1925-28 where he studied fine bookbinding.

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    Douglas Rain

    Douglas Rain, actor, educator, director (born 1928 in Winnipeg, MB; died 11 November 2018 in St. Marys, ON). Called "an actor's actor" for the "silken, elegant perfection" of his performances, between 1974 and 1977 Rain was Head of the English Section of the National Theatre School (see Theatre Education). The clarity of his voice has attracted the admiration both of his peers and a vast audience who do not know his name: Rain was the voice of Hal the Computer in the movies 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010 (1984).

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    Douglas Shadbolt

    Douglas Shadbolt, architect, teacher (b at Victoria, BC 18 Apr 1925; d Vancouver, BC 8 May 2002). Educated at Victoria College, the University of British Columbia and McGill University, Shadbolt finished his architectural studies at the University of Oregon between 1955 and 1957.

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    Douglas Shearer

    Douglas Shearer, sound engineer, special effects artist (born 17 November 1899 in Montréal, QC; died 5 January 1971 in Culver City, CA). 

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    Douglas Thomas Chamberlain

    Douglas Thomas Chamberlain, actor (born at Toronto, Ont 21 Nov 1933).

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    Douglas Wayne Bentham

    One of Canada's most prominent sculptors, Bentham's work can be found in public and private collections in Canada and the United States.

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    Downchild

    Downchild (originally Downchild Blues Band). Toronto blues band, named for the Sonny Boy Williamson song "Mr. Downchild." It was formed in 1969 by the lead and slide guitarist, harmonica player and singer Don (Mr. Downchild) Walsh (b Toronto 24 Mar 1947).

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