Michael Wade (October 30, 1944 – May 22, 2004) was a

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actor, writer and musician. Born in Avondale, Newfoundland, he founded Newfoundland's first

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company in 1984. A graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, he first published poetry in

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's anthology ''Voices Underground''. In the early 1970s he formed the rock band Ash Wednesday with Drew McGillivray. He briefly moved to

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in the late 1970s, but by 1981 was back in St. John's, where his first play, ''The Fig Tree'', debuted with a cast that included Mary Walsh. His later plays included ''The Past Itch'', ''The First Stone'' and ''Last Dance at the Avalon''. As an actor, his film and television credits included ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1986), '' Finding Mary March'' (1988), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), '' Gullage's'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1999),"He brought the Bard to the Rock". '' The Globe and Mail'', August 4, 2004. and he had a recurring role in the

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comedy series '' The Great Eastern'' as Ish Lundrigan. His stage credits included productions of Shakespeare's '' The Tempest'',

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's ''

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'',

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's ''List of Lights'',

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's ''

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'' and

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's ''Swinton Massacre''. Wade was nominated for a

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, and received a best actor Moonsnail Award at the 1996

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, for his work in ''Gullage's''. Returning to older pursuits in his later years, he published a volume of poetry, ''Poems'', in 1999, and released a solo album, ''One Way Love'', in 2003. He died of cancer at his home in St. John's on May 22, 2004.

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