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Since arriving in Vancouver as a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 1953, George Zukerman has successfully maintained two entertainment careers – as a solo bassoonist on the international touring circuit, and as Impresario for Canada’s smaller cities. He was awarded the order of Canada in 1993 and the Order of British Columbia in…
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Norman Young is a legendary figure in the British Columbia entertainment world. He is a renowned local theatre historian and teacher. After graduating from UBC, Young worked as an actor, production manager and design director for various theatre companies and the CBC in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and London, England. He returned to UBC as technical director of the new theatre department…
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Ernest Vanderpoel (Eevee) Young  (1879-1955) was born in Florence, Italy of Scottish parents, and began his career on the stage in London in 1906. By 1911, he had relocated to Canada to establish a business career. At the time he commissioned his house, he was an agent for the North Pacific Lumber Company. By the…
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Max Wyman was born in Wellingborough, England on May 14th, 1939, Max studied piano and theory as a youth and began his career in journalism with the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph at 14. After studies at The University of Nottingham he worked 1960-7 as an editor, arts critic, and feature writer for London newspapers and magazines. He moved to Canada in…
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Born in Austria as Anna Fladnitzer, Anna Wyman began her dance career with the Opera House in Graz, Austria, and danced briefly with the Hansi Schönemann Company before moving to London, England, in 1947. While in England, Wyman studied the technique and theories of Rudolf von Laban. These studies served as the foundation for her…
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