Arts and Entertainment

Albani, Emma

Dame Emma Albani was a leading soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century. She performed operas for audiences as prestigious as Queen Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm I and Tsar Alexander II. Born Ma...
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Bay, Frances

Frances Bay was an actress primarily known for her character roles in television shows such as Happy Days, Twin Peaks and Seinfeld and movies like Happy Gilmore and Blue Velvet.
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Burr, Raymond

Although Raymond Burr appeared in more than 60 movies, he is known primarily for his role in Perry Mason and Ironside. He won 2 Emmy Awards for his role as Perry Mason.
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Candy, John

John Candy was an actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City, and in his role in comedy films.
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Carmichael, Franklin

Franklin Carmichael was a member of the Group of Seven. He was primarily a watercolourist but also worked as an illustrator and teacher.
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Carr, Emily

Emily Carr was a painter and writer whose lifelong inspiration was the coastal environment of British Columbia.
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Casson, A.J.

A.J. Casson was a member of the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926. Casson is best known for his depictions of landscapes, forests and farms of southern Ontario, and for being the youngest me...
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Colebourn, Harry

Harry Colebourn was a Canadian veterinarian who is best known for donating his bear cub named "Winnie" (short for "Winnipeg") to the London Zoo. Winnie was the inspiration for A.A....
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Collins, Dorothy

On "Your Hit Parade" in the 1950's, singing "Be happy, go Lucky" for the sponsor, Lucky Strike cigarettes; later sang weekly top hits; in the 1960s, helped set up gags on unwi...
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Danby, Ken

Ken Danby is recognized as one of the world’s foremost realist artists and best-known in Canada for his iconic hockey painting, At The Crease.
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Davies, Robertson

Robertson Davies was a novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was also the founding Master of Massey College, University of Toronto.
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de la Roche, Mazo

Mazo de la Roche is known for her popular series of novels about the Whiteoak family of Jalna (the name of their estate), set in the 1920s, that have sold over 9 million copies.
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de Pédery-Hunt, Dora

Dora DePedery-Hunt is one of Canada's most recognised sculptors. Her engraving of Queen Elizabeth II has graced Canadian currency for more than a generation. You likely have one of her engravings...
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Faith, Percy

Percy Faith was a music producer, band-leader and pianist, Faith is best known for his composition, Theme From a Summer Place.
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Findley, Timothy

Tim Findley was an actor, playwright and author.
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Ford, Glenn

Glenn Ford is best known for his film roles as cowboys and as an ordinary man in unusual circumstances. His acting career began on stage, and his first large movie part was in 1939 film Heaven with a ...
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Forrester, Maureen

World-renowned Canadian operatic contralto who earned praise on both the operatic and recital stages. Ms Forrester performed in many of the world's leading venues over her long and distinguished ...
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Frye, Northrop

Northrop Frye was a literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
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George, Dan

Dan George was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band located on Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He was also an Academy Award-nominated actor and an author.
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Gould, Glenn Herbert

Glenn Gould was a pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the twentieth century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of J. S...
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