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George Robertson fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1936-2001.

Reference:

R9902-0-7-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Sound recordings, Moving images, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

198581

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George Robertson fonds
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Fonds includes:

7 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1936-2001.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

5.365 m of textual records.
101 photographs : b&w, col., b&w contact neg.
7 audio cassettes (5 h, 26 min, 20 s).
6 audio reels (1 h, 8 min).
12 audio discs (2 h, 56 min).
6 film reels (12 min, 23 s).

Language of material:

English

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George Robertson fonds [multiple media]

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Fonds consists of personal and professional records of the scriptwriter George Robertson. The textual records are arranged in the following series: Radio scripts; Television scripts; Miscellaneous project files; Contracts; Correspondence; Personal material; and Clippings. The photographic records consist of portraits taken of George Robertson during his career with the CBC, as a screenwriter and included production stills from television series Quentin Durgens M.P. starring Gorden Pinsent (1996-1969). There are snapshots of members of George Robertson's family and his baby photographs.

The sound recordings consist of radio programs for which George Robertson was the announcer or reporter, as well as radio dramas written by him, consumer information programs created and announced by him, an interview of artist Harold Town and a souvenir recording about Niagara Falls. The motion pictures consist of television commercials announced by Robertson.

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Robertson, George, 1922-2000

Biography/Administrative history:

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Robertson, George, 1922-2000 : George Robertson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1922. He began his career in broadcasting as an announcer for CJRM in Regina 1939-1940. He served with the RCAF as a radar technician during the Second World War, worked with CBC in Winnipeg and attended Wesley College. He moved to Montreal in the mid-forties and worked as a producer for CBC's International Service. He then moved to Toronto in 1949, where he worked as a free-lance writer. Robertson wrote his first radio drama in 1943 and his first television drama in 1952. Among the many projects he worked on were the series Moment of Truth, Scarlett Hill and House of Pride for CBC. He created the CBC television series Quentin Durgens, M.P., starring Gordon Pinsent, for which he wrote all the episodes 1966-1969. He was also an actor and performed in CBC Stage, Ford Theatre, GM Presents, and Show of the Week productions, among others. He was a co-founder of the Jupiter Theatre in Toronto in 1951. He narrated National Film Board films and was nominated for a Canadian Film Award for his screenplay The Night Nothing Happened. He was co-author, with Scott Young, of the novel Face-Off, which was later adapted for film. George Robertson suffered from diabetes for many years and died in November 2000.

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Textual records (Electronic) MSS2290 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000819.pdf

(Electronic) Moving images and sound recordings: see MISACS database for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

The fonds was received in 2002 from George Robertson's widow, Phyllis Robertson.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2001-01117-2
2002-0023 VSA
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000001053.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [R9902]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--29;

[Consultation 90 Open]

31--32;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R9902] 30

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 2290] 511

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9902] 33

[Consultation 90 Open]

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