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    Jan Zwicky

    Jan Zwicky, poet, philosopher, essayist, musician, teacher (born 10 May 1955 in Calgary, AB). 

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    Jane Ash Poitras

    Jane Ash Poitras, painter, printmaker, writer (b at Fort Chipewyan, Alta 1951).

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    Jane Bunnett

    Maryjane Bunnett, "Jane," jazz musician (b at Toronto 22 Oct 1955). Jane Bunnett studied for a career as a classical pianist before turning at 20 to jazz and to flute and soprano saxophone.

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    Jane Coop

    Jane Austin Coop, pianist, teacher (b at Saint John, NB 18 Apr 1950).

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    Jane Coop

    Jane (Austin) Coop. Pianist, teacher, b Saint John, NB, 18 Apr 1950; Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1971, B MUS (Toronto) 1972, M MUS (Peabody Conservatory) 1974. She grew up in Calgary (from 1952) and studied there with Alexandra Munn and Gladys Egbert.

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    Jane Fair

    Jane Fair. Saxophonist, composer, teacher, b Guelph, Ont, 24 July 1948; BA (McGill) 1970. One of the first Canadian women to play jazz, Fair worked in dance bands in Barrie, Ont, before moving to Montreal in 1966 to study French literature at McGill University.

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    Jane Leslie MacKenzie

    Jane Leslie MacKenzie. Soprano, b Revelstoke, BC, 15 May 1956; B MUS (Victoria) 1978. A pupil of Frances James, she went to England in 1978 to study with Morag Noble at Trinity College, London.

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    Jane Mallett

    Jane Mallett, actor-comedian (b Jean Dawson Keenleyside at London, Ont. 1899; d at Toronto, Ont. 14 April 1984). Raised in Regina, Sask., Mallett was an undergraduate at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and performing as Miss J. D.

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    Jane Siberry

    A self-financed debut LP in the contemporary folk style, Jane Siberry (1980-1, Street SR-002), was followed 1984-9 by four 'pop-art' albums for Duke Street Records: No Borders Here (DSR-31006), The Speckless Sky (DSR-31019), The Walking (DSR-31040), and Bound by the Beauty (DSR-31058).

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    Jane Urquhart

    Jane Urquhart's skilful evocation of historical setting is also apparent in her novels. Her first, The Whirlpool (1986), set in Niagara Falls in the late 1890s, examines the convergence of art and life.

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    Janet Cardiff

    Janet Cardiff, artist (b at Brussels, Ont 15 Mar 1957). Janet Cardiff studied at QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY (BFA, 1980) and at the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA (MVA, 1983).

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    Janet Stubbs

    Janet (Helena) Stubbs. Mezzo soprano, administrator, b Toronto 21 Apr 1945; LLB (Toronto) 1969, Artist Diploma opera (Toronto) 1975. She was called to the Ontario bar in 1971. She studied with Helen Simmie at the RCMT and with Bernard Diamant at the University of Toronto.

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    Janet Wright

    Janet Wright, stage, television and film actor, theatrical director (born 8 March 1945 in Farnborough, Hampshire, England; died 14 November 2016 in Vancouver, BC). 

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    Janette Bertrand

    Janette Bertrand, CC, CQ, journalist, actor, author, playwright, feminist (born 25 March 1925 in Montreal, Quebec). A leading figure in Quebec television, Janette Bertrand has left a profound mark on journalism and culture in Quebec. She is renowned for her frank, sincere approach to social issues that had never before been addressed on Quebec television, such as sexual relationships, homosexuality, AIDS, suicide, and violence against women. She has long been recognized for her progressive stances on social issues and her role in educating the public about them. She is a Companion of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec.

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    Janette Turner Hospital

    Janette Turner Hospital, novelist, short-story writer (b at Melbourne, Australia 12 Nov 1942). Janette Turner Hospital grew up in Queensland, Australia. She was educated at the University of Queensland, and taught high school in Australia and then worked as a librarian at Harvard University.

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