Mavor Moore
| James Mavor Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1919 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | December 18, 2006 (aged 87) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Mavor Moore |
| Occupation | writer, producer, actor |
| Spouse(s) | Darwina Faessler (1943 - 1962) (divorced) Phyllis Grosskurth (1968 - 1978) (divorced) Alexandra Browning (1980 - 2006) (his death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards |
Order of Canada Order of British Columbia Governor General's Performing Arts Award |
James Mavor Moore, CC OBC (March 8, 1919 – December 18, 2006) was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. He notably appeared as Nero Wolfe for Canadian radio in 1982.
Moore was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Francis John Moore, an Anglican theologian, and Dora Mavor, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. He began acting at the age of six on the Hart House Stage and continued his passion throughout high school, turning to radio acting to pay his way through college He received a BA degree from the University of Toronto in 1941. Moore served in the Canadian military as an Intelligence officer during World War II. Following the War, he was employed by CBC Radio, becoming its producer for International Service (based in Montreal). He transferred to CBC Television in 1950, serving as its first chief producer.
Known professionally as Mavor Moore, he was among the pioneers of Canadian television in the 1950s, and was the creator of the CBC National News, later known as The National. Moore selected the program's first regular newsreader, Larry Henderson.
Moore is well known for his contributions to drama, having created more than 100 plays, documentaries, musicals and librettos for stage, radio and television. From 1970 to 1984 he taught theatre history as a professor at York University, and chaired its theatre department (1975-1976). He was named to the Canada Council in 1974, and was the first artist to chair the council (1979-1983). He received three Peabody Awards for his radio documentaries produced in behalf of the United Nations.
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