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Leon Major
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 21 cm
- Date
- 1961-1989
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, flyers, a theatre program, and a photograph, relating to Canadian theatre director, Leon Major.
- Administrative History
- Canadian theatre Director, Leon Major, did his undergraduate at the University of Toronto and worked with producer-professor Robert Gill in about 15 productions before he graduated. He directed plays in London but felt strongly about developing native-produced theater in Canada. In 1963, he opened the Neptune Theater in Halifax, Nova Scotia which ran until 1968. He also taught theatre classes at U of T and became involved in opera production. He was Artistic Director of Toronto Arts Productions for the St. Lawrence Centre for a decade. He was also opera program director, professor, and acting music department chair at the University of Maryland.
- Name Access
- Major, Leon
- Source
- Archival Accessions