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Peter Haworth began his career in the 1940s as an actor in Vancouver Little Theatre’s production of Candida during the Dominion Drama Festival period. In the early 50’s he taught drama for five years in a high school in North Vancouver, at the same time working with two of the earliest professional theatre companies in Vancouver –…
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Saxophonist, clarinetist, banjoist, singer, and entertainer.  Born in Vancouver in 1915, died in 2000. At first a banjoist and guitarist, Harrison switched to saxophone in his teens and played in the Vancouver dance bands of Trevor Page, Sandy DeSantis, and Dal Richards. After service during World War II in RCAF dance and show bands, he…
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Ed Harrington was born in New Westminster and has numerous credits to his name. He was the co-founder and for 20 years the Artistic Director of the Royal City Musical Theatre Company. Ed has been an inspiration to thousands in South Australia, Germany, France, USA and Canada. He has a B.A. in History and English…
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Bobby Hales was born in Avonlea, SK in 1934.  He moved to the West Coast when he was 15 years old and continued his music studies graduating from Westlake College of Music, Hollywood.  Following his graduation in 1957 Bobby became a Vancouver resident trumpet player, composer, arranger and conductor.  He formed a big band in…
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Irving (Allen) Guttman was born in Chatham, Ontario October 27 1928. After studies 1941-6 at Strathcona Academy in Montreal he attended the RCMT 1947-52. He was an assistant to Herman Geiger-Torel 1949-54 at the Opera Festival (COC). He made his directing debut in May of 1953 in Cornwall, Ont, with Menotti’s The Consul, for which…
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