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    Lee Gagnon

    Lee Gagnon. Tenor and alto saxophonist, flutist, arranger, composer, b Amqui, on the Gaspé Peninsula, south of Matane, Que, of US parents, 2 Sep 1934. His teachers at the CMM were Joseph Moretti (clarinet, 1952-6), Arthur Romano, 1954-60), and Rafael Masella (clarinet, 1956-9).

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    Lee Hepner

    Lee (Alfred) Hepner. Conductor, teacher, b Edmonton 24 Nov 1920, d Vancouver 24 Jul 1986; ARCT 1950, B MUS (Toronto) 1951, BA (Washington) 1957, MA (Columbia) 1961, honorary FRHCM 1970, PH D (New York) 1972.

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    Germain Lefebvre

    Germain Lefebvre (1889-1946). Lyric bass, choirmaster, teacher, b St-Henri (Montreal) 3 Jun 1889, d Montreal 12 May 1946. He studied in Montreal under Alexis Contant, Salvator Issaurel, Alphonse Lavallée-Smith, Rodolphe Mathieu, and Joseph Saucier.

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    Len Cariou

    Len Cariou began to gain recognition for his work in the musical theatre playing the role of Bill Sampson in Applause at New York's Palace Theatre in 1970, receiving a Tony Award nomination.

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    Lennie Gallant

    Lennie Gallant, CM, folk musician (born 1955 in Rustico, PEI). Lennie Gallant is an Acadian singer-songwriter who has released 13 albums, ten in English and three in French. He has toured extensively in North America and has won numerous awards and prizes. He has won 18 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA) and was named the Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year in 2017. His 1994 song “Peter’s Dream” was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019. Gallant was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003.

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    Lennon and Maisy

    ​Lennon Ray Louise Stella, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor (born 13 August 1999 in Oshawa, ON); and Maisy Jude Marion Stella, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor (born 13 December 2003 in Oshawa).

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    Lenny Breau

    Leonard Harold Breau, guitarist, singer, composer (born 5 August 1941 in Auburn, ME; died 12 August 1984 in Los Angeles, CA). 

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    Lenny Solomon

    Lenny Solomon, violinist, composer (born 28 September 1952 in Toronto, ON). Lenny Solomon studied violin with Albert Pratz and Steven Staryk. He was a partner in the 1970s with Myles Cohen in the pop duo Myles and Lenny, which won a Juno Award in 1976 as most promising group.

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    Leo Armand Ciceri

    Leo Armand Ciceri, actor (b at Montréal 9 July 1924; d near Kitchener, Ont 17 Aug 1970). Ciceri obtained the rank of flying officer and served as a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during World War II.

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    Leo Barkin

    Leo Barkin. Pianist, teacher, coach, b Warsaw 18 May 1905, naturalized Canadian 1931, d Toronto 2 Dec 1992; honorary Artist Diploma (RCMT) 1989. As a child in Ukraine he studied with his father and at eight he began accompanying the elder Barkin's voice pupils.

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    Léo-Ernest Ouimet

    Léo-Ernest Ouimet, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor (b at St-Martin, Qué 16 Mar 1877; d at Montréal 2 Mar 1972). Ouimet, one of the most important men in the history of Canadian cinema, was a true innovator.

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    Léo Le Sieur

    Léo Le Sieur. Organist, pianist, composer, b Lowell, Mass, of French-Canadian parents, 21 May 1897, d Montreal 7 May 1983. He studied piano, organ, and theory but began his career as a singer.

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    Léo-Paul Desrosiers

    Léo-Paul Desrosiers, writer, civil servant (b at Berthier-en-Haut, Qué 11 Apr 1896; d at Montréal 20 Apr 1967). Desrosiers, who lifted the genre of historical novel to a new level, is the least appreciated and most retiring writer of his generation.

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    Léo-Pol Morin

    Léo-Pol Morin, pianist, music critic, teacher, composer (as James Callihou) (b at Cap-St-Ignace, Qué 13 July 1892; d in an accident near Lac Marois, N of Montréal 29 May 1941). An ambassador for the French music of his era, he also contributed to the growth of Canadian music.

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    Léo-Pol Morin

    Léo-Pol Morin. Pianist, music critic, teacher, composer (under the name James Callihou), b Cap St-Ignace, near Quebec City, 13 Jul 1892, d in an accident near Lac Marois, north of Montreal, 29 May 1941.

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