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ACTRA fraternal oral history project [sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1998-1999.

Reference:

R3600-2-9-E

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

193430

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Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists fonds

ACTRA fraternal oral history project
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Date(s):

1998-1999.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

40 audio cassettes (ca. 50 h).

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of oral history interviews with various Canadian performers as part of the Fraternal Oral History Project of Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). The interviewees discuss their personal lives and their careers in theatre, television and radio.

Interviews were conducted with: Pamela Barney (actress and casting agent), Alex Barris (writer, television personality), Eleanor Beecroft (actress), Pierre Berton (writer, broadcasting personality), Harry Boyle (former CBC executive and past head of the CRTC), Jack Duffy (entertainer), Tom Harvey (actor), Betty Kennedy (broadcaster), Sylvia Lennick (actress, ACTRA treasurer), Jack Northmore (singer, entertainer), Len Peterson (playwright, radio dramatist at the CBC), Gordon Pinsent (actor), Jackie Rae (child performer, radio producer and host of the CBC television series The Jackie Rae Show), Alfie Scopp (actor), Paul Siren (union executive, consultant to the arts), Frank Shuster (comedian), Ruth Springford (actress), Dennis Sweeting (actor, union organizer, director), Lorraine Thomson (dancer, broadcaster, writer, producer), Bill Van Evera (singer, actor), Chris Wiggins (actor), and Leslie Yeo (actor, director, producer).

The interviews were conducted by Alex Barris, June Callwood, Fred Davis, Araby Lockhart, Sean Mulcahy, Munroe Scott, and Lorraine Thomson.

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Related material:

For recordings, see audio-visual database (ISN catalogue numbers: 304020 to 304042).

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1999-0045 VSA
1999-00502-3
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