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That Scatterbrain Booky
''That Scatterbrain Booky'' is a 1981 novel by Bernice Thurman Hunter. It was the first in a trilogy. She was nominated for a 1982 Toronto Book Award. Adaptations A play based on the book debuted at the Cascade Theatre as part of the 10th Annual Children's Book Festival, held at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto in November 1986. A new musical by Joey Miller debuted in March 1991 at the Young People's Theatre, Toronto, running for at least two months. The production received eight nominations for the 1991 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, winning three: * Outstanding new revue or musical (writer and composer), Joey Miller (win) * Outstanding production (producer), Young People's Theatre * Outstanding direction, Peter Moss (win) * Outstanding choreography, William Orlowski (win) * Outstanding performance by a male, Paul Brown * Outstanding performance by a female, Mary Ann MacDonald * Outstanding set design, Leslie Frankish * Outstanding costume design, Leslie Frankish The book was adapte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernice Thurman Hunter
Bernice Thurman Hunter, (November 3, 1922 – May 29, 2002) was a Canadian children's author. Life and career Born in Toronto, Hunter spent her adult years as an Eaton's employee, and did not publish her first book, ''That Scatterbrain Booky'' (1981), until she was a grandmother. Her stories are recalled fondly by her fans for showing an accurate and enjoyable portrayal of Toronto through the Depression and War years. She maintained a connection with her roots, and frequently returned to the areas she wrote about to give public readings of her works. Hunter experienced a multitude of health challenges in her later years, however she continued writing. In 2001, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. While the honour was awarded posthumously, she was informed of the award shortly before her death. Her first series of books has been adapted into a film called "Booky Makes Her Mark". Selected works * ''That Scatterbrain Booky'' (1981) * ''With Love from Booky'' (1983) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Book Award
The Toronto Book Awards are Canada, Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the City of Toronto government to the author of the year's best fiction or non-fiction book or books "that are evocative of Toronto". The award is presented in the fall of each year, with its advance promotional efforts including a series of readings by the nominated authors at each year's The Word on the Street (literary festival), The Word on the Street festival. Each author shortlisted for the award receives $1,000, and the winner or winners receive the balance of $15,000. The award has frequently gone to multiple winners. 1987 was the first time in the history of the award that only a single winner was named. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Reflist External links Toronto Book Awards (City of Toronto Web site) Canadian non-fiction literary awards Culture of Toronto Awards established in 1974 1974 establishments in Ontario Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making it List of most-visited museums by region, the most-visited museum in Canada. It is north of Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park, in the University of Toronto district, with its main entrance on Bloor Street, Bloor Street West. Museum station (Toronto), Museum subway station is named after it and, since a 2008 renovation, is decorated to resemble the ROM's collection at the platform level; Museum station's northwestern entrance directly serves the museum. Established on April 16, 1912, and opened on March 19, 1914, the ROM has maintained close relations with the University of Toronto throughout its history, often sharing expertise and resources. It was under direct control and management of the University of Toronto until 1968, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young People's Theatre
Young People's Theatre (YPT) is a professional theatre for young audiences located in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. The company produces and presents a full season of theatre and arts education programming, performing to approximately 150,000 patrons annually. Founded in 1966 by Susan Douglas Rubeš, YPT originally operated out of the now-demolished Colonnade Theatre on Bloor Street. Since its 1977–78 season, the company has resided in a renovated heritage building in downtown Toronto. YPT operates two performance spaces at 165 Front Street East: the Ada Slaight Stage and the Nathan Cohen Studio. It stages an average of eight productions each year. Herbie Barnes become the Artistic Director in the Spring of 2021 and Camilla Holland became the executive director in September 2024. History Rubeš created the Museum Children's Theatre in her Toronto kitchen and opened Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland at the Royal Ontario Museum in 1963. Rubeš staged her firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Mavor Moore Awards
The Dora Mavor Moore Awards (also known as the Dora Awards or the Doras) are awards presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), honouring theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the awards program was established on December 13, 1978, with the first awards held in 1980. Each winner receives a bronze statue made from the original by John Romano. Awards Awards are given in major divisions: General Theatre (Drama/Comedy/Play, budget over $100,000 and over 150 seats), Musical Theatre (Musical/Revue/Cabaret), Independent Theatre (budget under $100,000 and/or under 150 seats), Dance, Opera, Theatre for Young Audiences, and Touring. Each of these major categories is further sub-divided in an assorted number of awards. In 2018, the awards announced that beginning with the 2019 awards, it would discontinue gender-based performance categories, replacing its previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantis Communications
Atlantis Communications was a Canadian production company and television broadcaster that was formed in 1978 by Queen's University students Michael MacMillan, Janice L. Platt and Seaton S. MacLean. It was later merged in 1998 with Alliance Communications to form Alliance Atlantis Communications. History The company made its start in April 1978, first as Birchbark Films Limited, then as Atlantis Films Limited by Queen's University students Michael MacMillan, Janice L. Platt and Seaton S. MacLean, and it was started on $150, making documentaries. A year later, the company set up operations in Toronto to produce films for industry and government. In 1980, the company started making dramas with an adaptation of '' The Olden Days Coat''. Three years later, the company hit big when the short ''Boys and Girls'' won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. In the mid-1980s, the company entered television production with '' Ray Bradbury Theater'' and the fourth season of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Parkes
Gerard Parkes (October 16, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was an Irish-Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin and moved to Toronto in 1956. He is known for playing Doc on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Fraggle Rock'' and the bartender in the film ''The Boondock Saints'' and its sequel '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day''. Career Parkes' acting career spanned film, radio, television, and the stage. Parkes worked often on CBC radio, beginning in 1959, and shifted into television and film, acting in such diverse series as the 1960s' ecological adventure series '' The Forest Rangers'', family show '' The Littlest Hobo'' (both series), and the detective series ''Cagney and Lacey''. In 1968, Parkes won the first Canadian film award (then called the Etrog and now known as the Gemini) for his portrayal of Uncle Matthew in the movie ''Isabel''. He received the Andrew Allan Award in 1983 for Best Radio Actor, and in 1999, he won the Dora Mavor Moore Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Hamilton
Patricia Ruth Hamilton (27 April 1937 – 30 April 2023) was a Canadian actress who had an active career on stage, television, and film from the 1960s through the 2010s. She had a lengthy association as a stage actress with the Tarragon Theatre with whom she appeared in multiple world premieres of works by Canadian playwrights; including Judith Thompson's ''I Am Yours'' (1987) for which she won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1988. She also appeared as a guest actress at other theaters in Canada and internationally including the American Shakespeare Theatre, the Stratford Festival, the Edinburgh International Festival, and The Old Vic. Hamilton was best known for her portrayal of Rachel Lynde in several screen adaptations of works by Lucy Maud Montgomery. These include the television mini-series ''Anne of Green Gables'', its sequels: as '' Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel'', '' Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story'', and '' Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning''. She also po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
