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A school board sent teacher John McCorkell to clown school
A school board sent teacher John McCorkell to clown school

A school board sent teacher John McCorkell to clown school

Date8/14/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: A school board sent teacher John McCorkell to clown school. That changed his career -- and delights large audiences. Here the performs at Yonge and Dundas
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100774F
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