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Record information – Brief William Aberhart : Alberta's Prophet
Series title:Explorations. Portrait of the ThirtiesHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):61664Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: KINES FROM PARC, TORONTOAccession:1984-0286Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Release date:1962-01-10Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:executive producer, Eric Koch; producer, James Murray; technical producer, George Robinson; film editor, Dick Bickerton; film cameraman, Peter Kelly; program organizer, Catherine MacIVer; host/consultant, John SaywellDescription:Second television documentary program of a four-part series, offers a portrait of William "Bible Bill" Aberhart, radio evangelist and one of Canada's outstanding provincial premiers of the thirties. Host and narrator, Prof. John Saywell of the University of Toronto, outlines the highlights of Aberhart's careers as a preacher, teacher, and politician, which led him to the premiership of Alberta in 1935 as head of the first Social Credit government in the world. Saywell also interviews Premier Ernest C. Manning of Alberta; Aberhart's daughter, Ola McNett?; former friends and associates, Florence Todd (retired teacher), J.F. Lymburn (attorney-general), Fred Kennedy (journalist), Albert Vital Boucher (former member of the Alberta Legislation), and Clifford Willmart. Includes archival photos and footage of Aberhart and the depression years in Alberta. <30mn>Subjects:ALBERTA~BIOGRAPHY~CANADA~DEPRESSIONS, 1929~EVANGELISTS~PRIME MINISTERS ~ABERHART, WILLIAM~BOURCIER, ALBERT VITAL~MANNING, ERNEST C.~SAYWELL, JOHN Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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