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The man behind Stratford, Tom Patterson (1960 photo) in an office with poster from the first festival
The man behind Stratford, Tom Patterson (1960 photo) in an office with poster from the first festival

The man behind Stratford, Tom Patterson (1960 photo) in an office with poster from the first festival

Date12/6/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: The man behind Stratford, Tom Patterson (1960 photo) in an office with poster from the first festival.
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Far left to right, art dealer Chris Yaneff, Festival patron Betty Ann Elliott, Tom Patterson, founder of the Stratford Festival, and Betsy Taylor
Far left to right, art dealer Chris Yaneff, Festival patron Betty Ann Elliott, Tom Patterson, founder of the Stratford Festival, and Betsy Taylor
6/2/1987
Old Schoolfriend, Jack Grainger (right) of Metro, congratulates Tom Patterson, founder of Stratford Festival, after ceremony yesterday honoring Patter(...)
Old Schoolfriend, Jack Grainger (right) of Metro, congratulates Tom Patterson, founder of Stratford Festival, after ceremony yesterday honoring Patter(...)
6/5/1977
Stratford festival founder Tom Patterson, His vast energy has carried him through a dozen similar projects
Stratford festival founder Tom Patterson, His vast energy has carried him through a dozen similar projects
1/12/1973
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
6/5/1968
Festival founder Tom Patterson stands beside commemorative plaque on island named after him
Festival founder Tom Patterson stands beside commemorative plaque on island named after him
6/5/1977
Area where fiv prisoners died in their cells in a fire during an investigation last month. The floor last Dec. 18 is still blackened by soot. Behind the coroner, Dr. A. broken and paint from the charred ceiling. Macdonald, is the rear entrance to the third-floor block, first men in Stratford jail call the area death row, officials said. [Incomplete]
Area where fiv prisoners died in their cells in a fire during an investigation last month. The floor last Dec. 18 is still blackened by soot. Behind the coroner, Dr. A. broken and paint from the charred ceiling. Macdonald, is the rear entrance to the third-floor block, first men in Stratford jail call the area death row, officials said. [Incomplete]
1/6/1977
Left, Mrs. Patterson and the children play in the snow in fornt of the 102-year-old Stratford house which they are renovating. It was once a farmhouse owned by grandfather
Left, Mrs. Patterson and the children play in the snow in fornt of the 102-year-old Stratford house which they are renovating. It was once a farmhouse owned by grandfather
12/12/1968
New Cover Girl: Student Monika Schnarre, with a poster of herself behind her and mother Pauline, has signed her first major contract with Cover Girl Cosmetics of Canada for about $50,000
New Cover Girl: Student Monika Schnarre, with a poster of herself behind her and mother Pauline, has signed her first major contract with Cover Girl Cosmetics of Canada for about $50,000
5/15/1986
Movie man Gerald Pratley. He organized Stratford's revived film festival
Movie man Gerald Pratley. He organized Stratford's revived film festival
9/10/1971
A sense of rediscovery: Former artistic director of the Stratford Festival, Michael Langham is back on its boards directing Arms And The Man, the Shavian sparkler that opens on the main stage tomorrow
A sense of rediscovery: Former artistic director of the Stratford Festival, Michael Langham is back on its boards directing Arms And The Man, the Shavian sparkler that opens on the main stage tomorrow
7/29/1982
Back from England where they performed for three weeks at Chichester, the Stratford Festival company landed at Toronto International Airport yesterday and left for Stratford and six weeks of rehearsal before festival's opening June 15
Back from England where they performed for three weeks at Chichester, the Stratford Festival company landed at Toronto International Airport yesterday and left for Stratford and six weeks of rehearsal before festival's opening June 15
4/28/1964
The first ball, Warm-up exercise are a daily tradition for the Stratford Festival players, and Robin Phillips quickly gets them into the act on the first day of rehearsals
The first ball, Warm-up exercise are a daily tradition for the Stratford Festival players, and Robin Phillips quickly gets them into the act on the first day of rehearsals
1/30/1980