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[Yeo, Leslie - Interview]

Item number (ISN):

304037

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1996-05-10

Item number (ISN):

304037

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

ALLIANCE OF CANADIAN CINEMA, TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS

Accession:

1999-0045

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1996-05-10

Production company:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists Fraternal Oral History Project

Production credit:

interviewer, Lorraine Thomson

Description:

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Lorraine Thomson interviews actor, director and producer Leslie Yeo. Yeo discusses his childhood in England and his experiences in various British repertoire companies before and after World War II. He describes assembling a troupe to play Newfoundland in 1951 and touring Eastern and Central Canada with the company over the next 6 years. He comments on: his wife Hillary, an actress; working with actress Kate Reid; actor Lorne Greene; and director Robin Phillips. He talks about performing at the Stratford Festival and acting as artistic director of the Shaw Festival in 1979. Yeo then comments on producing conventions for IBM and acting in commercials. The interview ends with Yeo discussing his involvement in the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) as treasurer and board member of ACTRA Fraternal and he mentions some others who were involved including: Jack Gray; Don Parrish; [Marcel Frank]; Charlie [Everett]; Doug [Paulson]; Paul Siren; [Boop Singh]; and Sean Mulcahy.

Language:

English

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Vault ISN:

365835

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1999-0045/27
1999-0045/28

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

160:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

536689

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

304037-1999-0045-27-S1.wav
304037-1999-0045-27-S2.wav
304037-1999-0045-28-S1.wav
304037-1999-0045-28-S2.wav

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

WAV

Duration:

168:44

Made from:

1999-0045/27
1999-0045/28

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

544765

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

304037-1999-0045-27-S1.mp3
304037-1999-0045-27-S2.mp3
304037-1999-0045-28-S1.mp3
304037-1999-0045-28-S2.mp3

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

MP3

Duration:

168:44

Made from:

1999-0045/27
1999-0045/28

Status:

REF
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Open

Restrictions on consultation:

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