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- Alexander Muir was born on 5 April 1830 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. Alexander died on 26 January 1906 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Helen MacMurchy was born on 7 January 1862 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She died on 8 October 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Emma Goldman was born on 27 June 1869 in Kovno, Russian Empire [now Kaunas, Lithuania]. She was a writer, known for Good Enough for the People (2011). She died on 14 May 1940 in Toronto, Canada.
- A man of seemingly inexhaustible talents, Stephen Butler Leacock (born December 30, 1869) easily juggled being a humorist, essayist, teacher, political economist, lecturer, and historian. He received many awards and honorary degrees, among them the Lorne Pierce Medal; the Leacock Medal for Humour was established in his honor and has been awarded annually since 1947 to the best humorous book by a Canadian author. At the height of his career from 1915 through 1925, Leacock was undeniably the English-speaking world's best-known humorist. His parents, Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma Butler, had been secretly married; Agnes was three years older than her new husband. When Leacock was about 7, his large family (ultimately ten brothers and sisters) moved to Canada and settled on a 100-acre farm. Despite living a hard life on the farm, and having a charming but shiftless alcoholic father, Leacock was fortunate in that his mother believed strongly in a good education. With her devoted support and guidance, he did well in school, and graduated in 1887 as Head Boy from Upper Canada College. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1891. During this time, he wrote humorous articles for magazines for extra income. In 1900, he married Beatrix Hamilton, daughter of a well-to-do Toronto businessman. Her death from breast cancer in 1925 grieved him greatly, but he kept his anguish private, and spearheaded fundraisers to aid cancer research. Among his professional accomplishments, Leacock was appointed to full professor at McGill University in 1908. He was also appointed William Dow Professor of Political Economy and chair of the Department of Economics and Political Science, a position he held for 30 years until his forced retirement at age 65. Leacock's prolific written observations--sharp, funny, and timely--were critically applauded and loved by the public. He published what many consider his literary masterpiece, "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town," in 1912. Leacock wrote two excellent biographies: "Mark Twain," published in 1932, and "Charles Dickens, His Life and Work," in 1933. In 1935, he published "Humour: Its Theory and Technique." He died of throat cancer in 1944, leaving his autobiography, "The Boy I Left Behind Me," unfinished. It was published in 1946. But death did not sweep him from Canada's cherished memory. To mark the 100th anniversary of Leacock's birth, the government of Canada issued a six-cent stamp in his honor in 1969. Leacock's former homes were declared historic sites, more awards were heaped upon him posthumously, and in 1970, a mountain in the Yukon's Saint Elias range was named after him.
- Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author with roots in Scotland. She lost her mother at an early age, and was raised by her maternal grandparents. She began to keep a diary and discovered at the age of 10 that she could write poetry. After college she became a teacher but kept writing. In 1908 her first novel, "Anne of Green Gables", was published after having been rejected by several publishers. It was a success. She followed up with a whole series of novels about Anne, and many other stories as well, including a second series starting with "Emily of New Moon". The novels about Anne and Emily are semi-autobiographical and contain many of her own memories from the 1880s and 1890s on Prince Edward Island in Canada. Her novels have been published in over 40 languages, and Anne is known all over the world. Mongomery's books are particularly popular in Japan.
- A.H. Busby was born on 27 March 1876 in Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The River of Romance (1916), Under Southern Skies (1915) and When Rome Ruled (1914). He died on 13 March 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Mazo de la Roche was born on 15 January 1879 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Mazo was a writer, known for Jalna (1935), Matinee Theatre (1955) and The Whiteoaks of Jalna (1972). Mazo died on 12 July 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Wallie Howe was born on 12 April 1879 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Twenty Dollars a Week (1924). He died on 31 July 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Art Director
- Art Department
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Jack Holden was born on 4 October 1883 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an art director, known for The Black Pirate (1926), The Gaucho (1927) and Rose o' the Sea (1922). He died on 11 July 1967 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- James Annand was born on 22 November 1883 in South Shields, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1909), Romeo and Juliet (1908) and Wild Heather (1921). He died on 9 September 1967 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Art Department
James Chapin was born on 9 July 1887 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. James is known for Night Descends on Treasure Island (1940). James was married to Helen Marie Fischer and Abigail Beal Forbes. James died on 12 July 1975 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- John Coulter was born on 12 February 1888 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a writer, known for Encounter (1952), Playdate (1961) and Louis Riel (1969). He was married to Olive Clare Primrose. He died on 1 December 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Ernest Dainty was born on 30 September 1891 in Peckham, London, England, UK. Ernest was a composer, known for Carry on, Sergeant! (1928). Ernest died on 30 October 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- John B. Kennedy was born on 16 January 1894 in Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Big Step (1961), The Trail of the '49ers (1935) and The Boston Tea Party (1934). He died on 22 July 1961 in Toronto, Canada.
- Soundtrack
Born Alonzo Johnson in New Orleans, LA, in 1894, Lonnie Johnson is widely considered to be the first great modern blues guitarist. Legendary guitarists from Robert Johnson to T-Bone Walker to B.B. King have acknowledged his influence on their music. From the 1920s, when he started his career, to the 1960s, when he ended it, he recorded hundreds of songs both on his own and as a sideman or accompanist. He is considered, if not the first, then one of the first guitarists to blend blues and jazz, with a clean, smooth and polished style.
Ironically, though he became famous for his guitar playing, the first musical instrument he learned to play was the violin, which he played in his father's string band. He later learned to play the banjo, mandolin and piano. In 1917, at age 23, he joined a musical revue that traveled to London, England, to perform. When he returned to the US in 1919, he discovered to his horror that the worldwide influenza pandemic of that year had virtually wiped out his family--his mother, father and 11 of his 12 siblings had died from it. Grief-stricken, he left New Orleans and moved to St. Louis, MO, with his surviving brother James, and got work on the steamboats and riverboats plying the Mississippi River, playing in the bands of such legends as Charlie Creath and Fate Marable. In 1925 he entered and won a weekly blues contest held in a St. Louis theater, and he was signed to a recording contract by Okeh Records. He made recordings both on his own and with other artists, such as Louis Armstrong ("Savoy Blues") and Duke Ellington ("The Mooche").
His recording career took a downturn during the Great Depression of the late 1920s, and for quite a few years after that he had to work outside of the music industry in order to make enough money to support himself. In the mid-1940s he began recording again, for Aladdin Records and then for King Records (on one of his King releases, 1948's "I Know It's Love", he played an electric guitar, the first time he had ever done so). His comeback didn't last very long, however. Abandoning his blues and jazz roots, he tailored his music for mainstream R&B audiences, and when that genre began to fade out in the mid-1950s to be supplanted by rock-'n'-roll, his career took a nosedive. Once again, though, it was revived by changing musical tastes, this time the blues resurgence pf the 1960s, and he toured successfully as a folk/blues guitarist. Unfortunately, while in Toronto, Canada, in 1969 he was struck by a car and died of complications from the accident a year later.- Jack Young was born on 7 October 1894 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and What's Your Hurry? (1920). He died on 28 October 1966 in Toronto, Canada.
- Conn Smythe was born on 1 February 1895 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 18 November 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Quentin MacLean was born on 14 May 1896 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for With Allenby in Palestine and Lawrence in Arabia (1919), Heritage (1958) and This Is Your Life (1955). He died on 9 July 1962 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Frank Peddie was born on 18 February 1897 in Springfield, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Encounter (1952), Scope (1949) and Folio (1955). He was married to Lillian McNish. He died on 20 July 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Neil Ritchie was born on 29 July 1897 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]. He was married to Catherine Taylor. He died on 11 December 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Alma Olander Dam Willumsen was born on 21 March 1898 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for Genboerne (1939), Mordets melodi (1944) and En ny dag gryer (1945). She died on 9 February 1973 in Toronto, Canada.
- Joseph Sedgewick was born on 24 November 1898 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 27 December 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Charles Best was born on 27 February 1899 in Pembroke, Maine, USA. He died on 31 March 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Stan Francis was born on 17 March 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957) and The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1960). He died on 15 March 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Dorothy Wordsworth was born on 27 March 1899 in Putney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Law Divine (1920). She died on 3 June 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Gordon Sinclair was born on 3 June 1900 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special (1967), Front Page Challenge (1957) and Look Who's Here (1975). He died on 17 May 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Victor Kugler was born on 5 June 1900 in Hohenelbe, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Vrchlabí, Czech Republic]. He died on 16 December 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Edward Rogers Sr. was born on 21 June 1900 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Velma Melissa Taylor . He died on 6 May 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- W.E. Swinton was born on 30 September 1900 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK. He died on 12 June 1994 in Toronto, Canada.
- Ivo Henderson was born on 27 December 1900 in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Rogues' Tavern (1936), Fireside Theatre (1949) and Chevron Theatre (1952). He died on 12 April 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Eric Clavering was born on 15 March 1901 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957), CBC Show of the Week (1964) and Welcome to Blood City (1977). He was married to Marion Theodora Gillon. He died on 10 June 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Byrne Hope Saunders was born on 22 May 1902 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Byrne Hope was a writer, known for First Performance (1955). Byrne Hope was married to Frank Sperry. Byrne Hope died on 24 June 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Reginald Jackson was born on 28 July 1902 in Great Baddow, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mikado (1926). He died on 28 August 1991 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Les Allen was born on 29 August 1902 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Heat Wave (1935), The Rosary (1931) and Queue for Song (1937). He died on 25 June 1996 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Foster Hewitt was born on 21 November 1902 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for First Performance (1955), Hockey Night in Canada (1952) and Hockey: Canada's National Game (1932). He died on 21 April 1985 in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Writer
- Actor
Morley Callaghan was born on 22 February 1903 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Suspense (1949), Now That April's Here (1958) and Programme X (1970). He was married to Loretto Florence Dee. He died on 25 August 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Francis "King" Clancy was a man who could do it all in the sport of ice hockey: Player, Coach, Refree, Assistant General Manager and if you had cut him, he would more than likely bleed Toronto Maple Leaf Blue.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario in on Ferbruary 25th, 1903, he started his professional career with his hometown Ottawa Senators starting in the 1921-22 season and quickly became one of the best players in the league.
While with the "Sens" from 1921-30, he became a solid defenseman on the blue line, despite being only 5'7 and weighing only 155 pounds. He had the capability of scoring goals in the double digits, which not too many defensemen in his era could do and he helped lead the Senators to 2 Stanley Cup Championships in 1923 and 1927.
By 1930, Toronto Maple Leafs Manager Conn Smythe was building the Leafs to bring the Stanley Cup to Toronto. He did this by getting Clancy for astonishing price of $35,000 and two players. Smythe made what was said as "the Best Deal In Hockey". Smythe raised the final $10,000 by going to the racetrack and betting on a long-shot by the name of Rare Jewel. The deal paid off in the end when The Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1932 and Clancy was one of the keys to victory.
Throughout his playing career, Clancy was voted into the NHL first and second teams twice. In addition, he played in two all star game benefits; First for his teammate, Irvin "Ace" Bailey in 1934 and for Howie Morenz's family in 1937.
After the 1936-37 season, Clancy retired from the Leafs and remained in the game. First as a Head Coach for the Montreal Maroons in the 1937-38 season, then he became an NHL referee for the next 11 seasons, then he would return to coaching the Cincinnati Mohawks and the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League and winning the Calder Cup in the 1951-52 season.
By 1953, he returned "home" to The Toronto Maple Leafs, where he served as head coach, from 1953-56, as well as Assistant Coach from 1962-63 and 1967-69.
After the 1955-56 season, Clancy was moved to the front office, where he served as Assistant General Manager and during that time the Leafs won four more Stanley Cups.
In 1958, Clancy received the highest honor, when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Clancy remained loyal to the Leafs, despite the decline of the team throughout the 70s and 80s, under the ownership of Harold Ballard. He went behind the bench as interim coach in the 1971-72 season, when Johnny McCllelan was hospitalized with ulcers and he became a Goodwill Ambassador to the Leafs.
Clancy died in 1986 and in his honor, the National Hockey League has awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy to a player for his charitable community work. - Jan Chamberlain was born on 17 March 1903 in Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Blood Relatives (1978), Starship Invasions (1977) and Festival (1960). She was married to Frank Chamberlain. She died in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Harold Ballard was born on 30 July 1903 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Winter Comes Early (1971), 1963 Stanley Cup Finals (1963) and The Fifth Estate (1975). He was married to Dorothy Higgs. He died on 11 April 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Additional Crew
Orville J. Emory was born on 26 August 1903 in East Prairie, Missouri, USA. He is known for She Loved a Fireman (1937). He died on 10 January 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Gladys O'Connor was born on 28 November 1903 in East London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Half Baked (1998). She died on 21 February 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Writer
- Actor
Earle Birney was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1904, and was educated at the University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Berkeley and University of London.
At the age of twelve he became the editor of a realistic underground newspaper. When a teacher saw a copy of the paper, she deemed it as pornographic; Birney says "the communication intended was successful, but the only reward we got then was the cat-of-nine-tails".
He later worked as a creative writing teacher at several universities, most notably University of British Columbia (where he founded Canada's first creative writing department) and the University of Toronto.
His most famous works include David and other poems, and Now is Time, both of which won him the Governor general's Literary Award in 1942 and 1945 respectively. He died in 1995.- Cecil Wright was born on 2 July 1904 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for It's the Law (1956). He died on 24 April 1967 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Soundtrack
Boyd Neel was born on 19 July 1905 in Blackheath, England, UK. He is known for A Night of Terror (1937), Southern Roses (1936) and The Prisoner of Corbal (1936). He died on 30 September 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Ragna Broo-Juter was born on 4 October 1905 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Halta Lena och vindögde Per (1933), Den farliga leken (1931) and Doktorns hemlighet (1930). She was married to Edward Moore and Berlin, Gösta. She died on 25 May 1997 in Toronto, Canada.
- Howell Glynn was born on 24 January 1906 in Swansea, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Gay Operetta (1959), Festival (1960) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 24 November 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Fred Tilston was born on 11 June 1906 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 23 September 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Eleanor Beecroft was born on 8 September 1906 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Atlantic City (1980), The Mask (1961) and Funeral Home (1980). She was married to Julian Balfour Beecroft. She died on 20 September 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- John Robinette was born on 20 November 1906 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 18 November 1996 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Actor
Howard Milsom was born on 11 December 1906 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was a casting director and actor, known for Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957), Anne of Green Gables (1956) and Anne of Green Gables (1958). He was married to Sigrid Johansen. He died on 1 June 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.