Mavor Moore notably appeared as Nero Wolfe in the CBC radio production in 1982.
18 Facts About Mavor Moore
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Moore was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Francis John Moore, an Anglican theologian, and Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Mavor Moore's mother was born in Glasgow, the daughter of economist James Mavor.
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Mavor Moore received a BA degree from the University of Toronto in 1941.
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Mavor Moore served in the Canadian military as an Intelligence officer during World War II.
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Mavor Moore transferred to CBC Television in 1950, serving as its first chief producer.
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Mavor Moore was among the pioneers of Canadian television in the 1950s, and was the creator of the CBC National News, later known as The National.
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Mavor Moore is well known for his contributions to drama, having created more than 100 plays, documentaries, musicals, and librettos for stage, radio and television.
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Mavor Moore was named to the Canada Council in 1974, and was the first artist to chair the council.
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Mavor Moore received three Peabody Awards for his radio documentaries produced on behalf of the United Nations.
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Mavor Moore was the founding chair of the British Columbia Arts Council.
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Mavor Moore sat on the first Board of Governors of the Stratford Festival.
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Mavor Moore was the founding chair of the Canadian Theatre Centre, the Guild of Canadian Playwrights, and was a founding director of the Charlottetown Festival.
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In 1973 Mavor Moore was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1988.
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Mavor Moore received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in November 1999.
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Mavor Moore received a total of seven honorary degrees during his lifetime.
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Mavor Moore wrote a theatre critic section for the Toronto Telegram, and was arts critic for the Maclean's magazine.
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Mavor Moore died in 2006, aged 87, after several years of ill health.