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Francis Edward Sparshott, professor of philosophy, poet (b at Chatham, Eng 19 May 1926). Sparshott is Canada's leading philosopher of the arts (aesthetics) with an international reputation among scholars.

François Cousineau, composer, pianist, accompanist, arranger, producer, conductor (born 10 May 1942 in Montréal, QC).

Raymond Holmes Souster, poet and editor (born at Toronto 15 Jan 1921, died there 19 Oct 2012). Souster spent his entire life in his native city except for wartime service in the RCAF (See MILITARY AVIATION). In civilian life he was employed by the CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE.

Freddy or Freddie (b Fritz) Grant (b Grundland). Songwriter, pianist, b Berlin 17 Oct 1913, naturalized Canadian 1945, d Toronto 10 Apr 1996. He studied piano, theory, and harmony in Germany, then moved in 1934 to London, where he enrolled at the London School of Music.

In 1969 he moved to Toronto. There he joined CBC Radio and during the 1970s produced five programs including "Radio Free Friday," "Five Nights" and "Commentary.

Irving Norman Smith, journalist, author (b at Ottawa, Ont 28 Oct 1909; d there 28 Jan 1989). He was a newspaperman for more than 40 years, mostly with the Ottawa Journal, where he began 1928. In the 1960s, following his father, E.

Rabindranath Maharaj, novelist and short-story writer (born at George Village, Trinidad and Tobago 1955).

Howie Michael Mandel, comedian, actor, writer, television personality, producer (born 29 November 1955 in Toronto, ON).

Jean-Paul Sévilla, pianist (b at Oran, Algeria 26 Mar 1934). A graduate of the Paris Conservatoire, he won the Geneva International Competition in 1959. He first appeared in Canada in 1961, at the invitation of the

In 1906, Seton published Two Little Savages; Being the Adventures of Two Boys Who Lived as Indians and What They Learned. Based on his childhood experience of "playing Indian" in Ontario, it is now considered a classic of children's literature.

In 1974 she became the executive producer of Studio D, an NFB production unit primarily staffed by women whose principal function has been to examine the role of women in society. In 1983 she returned to production with the documentary Dream of a Free Country: A Message from Nicaraguan Women.

Alain Gagnon. Composer, teacher, b Trois-Pistoles, Que, 22 May 1938; B MUS (Laval) 1963, L MUS composition (Laval) 1964. He began teaching himself the piano but continued 1951-8 with Father Philippe-Antoine Lavoie at the Rimouski Seminary.

Yves Thériault, writer (b at Québec C 27 Nov 1915; d at Joliette, Qué 20 Oct 1983). The originality, diversity and importance of his work made Thériault one of Québec's most popular writers, both in Canada and abroad.

Hilary Radley, fashion designer (b at Yorkshire England October 5 1947). Raised in England, Radley began her studies in fashion at Sheffield College with a pre-diploma in Art and Design.

Serge Tousignant, camera artist (b at Montréal 28 May 1942). His early work, after study at the École des beaux-arts, Montréal (1950-62), was as a painter and sculptor. His concern was the relationship

Ti-Blanc (b Adalbert) Richard. Violoneux, radio and TV host, b Martinville, near Sherbrooke, Que, 13 Aug 1920, d Sherbrooke 22 Feb 1981. Initially an accordionist, he began playing the violin at 15 and in the following year joined the Log Cabin Boys in Sherbrooke.

Lyne Fortin. Soprano, b L'Islet-sur-Mer, Que, 28 Apr 1962; B MUS (Laval) 1985.

Ernst (Peter) Friedlander, cellist, composer, teacher (born 6 October 1906 in Vienna, Austria, naturalized Canadian 1963; died 28 October 1966 in North Vancouver, BC).

James Vincent Fusco. Composer, conductor, b Niagara Falls, Ont,11 Aug 1954, B MUS (Toronto) 1976. He studied with Oskar Morawetz (composition) and Robert Rosevear (conducting). He was associate composer 1979-80 for the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Thomas's ecclesiastical works include St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa (1872-74); St James Memorial, Kemptville, Ontario (1873); St John's Anglican Church, Truro, Nova Scotia (1873-81); and the Church of St John the Evangelist (with Frank Darling), Montréal (1879-80).