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    Alice Jones

    Alice Jones, writer (b at Halifax 26 Aug 1853; d at Menton, France 27 Feb 1933). Developing international themes and the "New Woman" figure in her novels, Jones counterpointed the superficiality of European life against the vitality of Canadian society and character.

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    Alice Munro

    Alice Munro (nee Laidlaw), short story writer (born 10 July 1931 in Wingham, Ontario; died 13 May 2024 in Port Hope, ON). Alice Munro is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of fiction in the English-speaking world. Renowned as one of the best short story authors of all time, she became the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 2013. She won three Governor-General’s Literary Awards, two Giller Prizes, three Trillium Book Awards and the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. She also received the Canada-Australia Literary Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and the Caribbean), the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and three O. Henry Awards for continuing achievement in short fiction, among many other honours. In 2024, Munro’s youngest daughter revealed that she had been sexually assaulted as a child by Munro’s second husband and that Munro chose to stay with and protect him despite knowing about the abuse.

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    Alicia Birkett

    Alicia Birkett. Teacher, soprano, b England, d Consett, County Durham, England, 31 Oct 1965. 

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    Alison Calder

    Alison Calder, poet (born in London, England on 21 Dec 1969). 

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    Alison Pick

    Alison Pick, poet and novelist (born at Toronto, 1975). 

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    Alison Pill

    Alison Courtney Pill, actor (born 27 November 1985 in Toronto, ON). Alison Pill is a versatile character actor who shifts seamlessly between comedy, drama, horror and science fiction. She has worked extensively in theatre, film and television and received a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for her performance in Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the feature films Milk (2008), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Goon (2011) and its sequel, and the HBO drama The Newsroom (2012–14).

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    Alison Ruth Gordon

    Alison Ruth Gordon, novelist, journalist (b at New York, NY 19 Jan 1943). Educated at Queen's University, she worked for CBC radio and television and as a sportswriter for the Toronto Star.

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    Alissa York

    Alissa York, writer, educator (born at Athabasca, AB 1970). Alissa York studied English literature at McGill University and considered a life in zoology or biology because of her love of animals.

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    Alistair MacLeod

    Alistair MacLeod, OC, short story writer, novelist (born 20 July 1936 in North Battleford, SK; died 20 April 2014 in Windsor, ON). 

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    Alistair Macready Bell

    Bell worked as a draftsman in a structural steel plant until 1967, when he turned his attention to being a full-time artist. He soon established himself for his talent in the graphic media including drypoint, etching, lithography, wood engraving and woodcutting.

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    Alix Ohlin

    Alix Ohlin, fiction writer (born 1972 in Montréal, QC).

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    Allan Hawco

    Allan A.W. Hawco, actor, writer, producer (born 28 July 1977 in Goulds, NL). Allan Hawco is best known for his starring role in the popular CBC TV series Republic of Doyle (2010–14), for which he was also creator, executive producer and head writer. He graduated from the National Theatre School in 2000 and worked extensively in theatre in Toronto and Montreal before co-founding Toronto’s acclaimed Company Theatre. He appeared in Clement Virgo’s adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes, Paul Gross’s action drama Hyena Road (2015), and Bruce McDonald’s road-trip drama Weirdos (2016). He also produced and co-starred in the fur trade action series Frontier (2016–18) and CBC’s adaptation of Lisa Moore’s novel Caught.

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    Allan Bell

    Allan (Gordon) Bell. Composer, teacher, conductor, b Calgary 24 May 1953; BA (Alberta) 1974, M MUS (Alberta) 1980. He grew up in Edmonton, with no formal training in music, and did undergraduate work in philosophy 1970-4 at the University of Alberta.

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    Allan Brooks

    Allan Cyril Brooks, naturalist, artist, soldier (born 15 February 1869 in Etawah, India; died 3 January 1946 in Comox, BC).

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    Allan Burt

    (William) Allan Burt. Baritone, b Toronto 11 Aug 1897, d there 6 Sep 1957. After study with Edward Broome in Toronto, he won a scholarship to work with Vladimir Rosing in the Opera Department of the ESM.

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