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A graduate of U.B.C., Vancouver-born pianist, arranger and conductor Doug Parker started his career in Los Angeles playing with the big bands of Russ Morgan, Ray Anthony and Harry James. All of Vancouver’s famous jazz artists from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s played with Doug Parker.  He returned to B.C. in 1957 and began a…
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Morris is a playwright whose work has been seen in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Australia. As an actor, he has appeared in more than 50 plays. He has directed more than 30 productions of both his own work and that of others, including Sweeney Todd, The Imaginary Invalid and Hamlet (The Arts Club), Lawrence…
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A professional entertainer for 25 years and a respected manager for many more, Karl Norman spent over 48 years in the business on both sides of the footlights. As a performer he ran the gamut from drama to comedy, opera and oratorio to pops. Locally he performed with Vancouver Opera, UBC Festival of the Arts,…
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Journalist, humourist and playwright, Eric Nicol has more than 30 books published, is included in dozens of anthologies, and  won three Leacock Awards. For over 40 years he had a regular column in The Province and he was a frequent freelance contributor in radio and television. A leader in Vancouver’s quickly growing theatre community, Mr.…
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