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Still going strong in their old age are, from left, actor Hume Cronyn, poet Irving Layton, broadcaster Gordon Sinclair, author Eric Arthur and The Sta(...)
Still going strong in their old age are, from left, actor Hume Cronyn, poet Irving Layton, broadcaster Gordon Sinclair, author Eric Arthur and The Sta(...)

Still going strong in their old age are, from left, actor Hume Cronyn, poet Irving Layton, broadcaster Gordon Sinclair, author Eric Arthur and The Sta(...)

Date4/12/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Still going strong in their old age are, from left, actor Hume Cronyn, poet Irving Layton, broadcaster Gordon Sinclair, author Eric Arthur and The Star's Lotta Dempsey. Of couse there are frustrations about getting oldre, says Lotta. But that's no reason to walk off into the sunset.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0029761F
      Poet's people gather round, Poet Milton Acorn is presented with cheque for $1,000 and medal by fellow poets Irving Layton (left) and Eli Mandel (right(...)
      Poet's people gather round, Poet Milton Acorn is presented with cheque for $1,000 and medal by fellow poets Irving Layton (left) and Eli Mandel (right(...)
      Acorn, Milton
      5/18/1970
      Husband and wife actors Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn last night presented two plays by Samuel Beckett at the St
      Husband and wife actors Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn last night presented two plays by Samuel Beckett at the St
      Cronyn, Hume
      9/7/1973
      Still going strong: Soon to be 75 year old, Scarborough minister, historian, musician, poet, photographer Robert Bonis relaxes in his study.
      Still going strong: Soon to be 75 year old, Scarborough minister, historian, musician, poet, photographer Robert Bonis relaxes in his study.
      Combs, Erin
      2/16/1981
      Poet Irving Layton, left, autographs his recently published poetry collection for Heather Csapo, a third year fine arts student, at publication party at York University
      Poet Irving Layton, left, autographs his recently published poetry collection for Heather Csapo, a third year fine arts student, at publication party at York University
      Griffin, Doug
      12/9/1971
      77 - and still going strong, Nope, Jim Magee isn't telling his age but that's how old the Von (Victorian Order of Nurses) is this year. Nurse Judy Whi(...)
      77 - and still going strong, Nope, Jim Magee isn't telling his age but that's how old the Von (Victorian Order of Nurses) is this year. Nurse Judy Whi(...)
      Russell, Jim
      3/22/1991
      Irving Layton, the Montreal poet, came to the Steeles and Keele campus last fall and finds it a god-forsaken place, but says York is one of the more alive and throbbing places to be teaching
      Irving Layton, the Montreal poet, came to the Steeles and Keele campus last fall and finds it a god-forsaken place, but says York is one of the more alive and throbbing places to be teaching
      James, Norman
      2/25/1970
      Poet Irving Layton outside stock exchange: 'Bay St. is a Wasp preserve'
      Poet Irving Layton outside stock exchange: 'Bay St. is a Wasp preserve'
      Layton, Irving, 1912-2006
      6/27/1978
      Poet Irving Layton met his new wife Anna Pottier five years ago at a poetry reading when a friend sent one of her poems up to him
      Poet Irving Layton met his new wife Anna Pottier five years ago at a poetry reading when a friend sent one of her poems up to him
      Cooper, David
      11/13/1986
      Irving Layton: Tonight's lowkey TV documentary captures poet's private moods.
      Irving Layton: Tonight's lowkey TV documentary captures poet's private moods.
      Layton, Irving, 1912-2006
      10/16/1981
      Poet Leonard Cohen, bewildered but surrounded by girls at a party for himself and Irving Layton, thrown by publishers McClelland and Stewart at the Fi(...)
      Poet Leonard Cohen, bewildered but surrounded by girls at a party for himself and Irving Layton, thrown by publishers McClelland and Stewart at the Fi(...)
      Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016
      3/8/1973
      Poet Irving Layton on Bay St., the symbol of all the dislikes about Toronto: 'What people worship here is success,' he says.
      Poet Irving Layton on Bay St., the symbol of all the dislikes about Toronto: 'What people worship here is success,' he says.
      Layton, Irving, 1912-2006
      6/27/1978
      Far left to right, Darcy McKeough, Ridley College class of '51, chats with special guests Jessica Tandy, in a black velvet sheath, Hume Cronyn, class of 1930, and Joyce McKeough in a gold lame top
      Far left to right, Darcy McKeough, Ridley College class of '51, chats with special guests Jessica Tandy, in a black velvet sheath, Hume Cronyn, class of 1930, and Joyce McKeough in a gold lame top
      Cronyn, Hume
      12/23/1987