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Birthday gala: A.J. Casson, last survivor of the Group of Seven, blows out candles on his birthday cake last night at the Royal York Hotel. About 600 (...)
Birthday gala: A.J. Casson, last survivor of the Group of Seven, blows out candles on his birthday cake last night at the Royal York Hotel. About 600 (...)

Birthday gala: A.J. Casson, last survivor of the Group of Seven, blows out candles on his birthday cake last night at the Royal York Hotel. About 600 (...)

Date5/15/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Birthday gala: A.J. Casson, last survivor of the Group of Seven, blows out candles on his birthday cake last night at the Royal York Hotel. About 600 guests attended the $200-a-plate dinner to raise funds for Alzheimer's research. Casson's wife Margaret, suffers from the disease.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0036988F
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