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Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]

Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]

Date4/9/1987
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Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
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You'd better watch out . . ., Santa Claus is coming to town on Nov. 13 and preparations are well under way
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Cover features: title and composer information surrounding drawing of a Santa Claus with two ha ...
Santa Claus is coming!
1913
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10/22/1990
Curlers aid Santa Claus. Paying up, and the Sportsmen's Corner of the Star Santa Claus Fund is the big winner. Dick McCoyn (left) turns over additiona(...)
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12/19/1972
All aboard!: Santa Claus (left) was the star passenger among 2,000 kids who boarded Ontario Northland Railway's Santa Claus Express at Englehart Station yesterday
All aboard!: Santa Claus (left) was the star passenger among 2,000 kids who boarded Ontario Northland Railway's Santa Claus Express at Englehart Station yesterday
11/24/1984
'Star!' aids Star Santa Fund, At Canadian premiere of movie Star! Last night, sponsored by The Toronto Star to aid its annual Santa Claus Fund, Daniel(...)
'Star!' aids Star Santa Fund, At Canadian premiere of movie Star! Last night, sponsored by The Toronto Star to aid its annual Santa Claus Fund, Daniel(...)
11/6/1968
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
11/8/1976
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
11/4/1979
Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
11/17/1990
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
11/13/1971
Meeting the kids, one of many clowns in this year's Santa Claus parade shakes hands with youngsters at the curb as he escorts Santa along Saturday's 6(...)
Meeting the kids, one of many clowns in this year's Santa Claus parade shakes hands with youngsters at the curb as he escorts Santa along Saturday's 6(...)
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