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Robertson Davies, Toronto playwright and English professor, says he feels like dancing a jig because so many wonderful things are happening to me all (...)
Robertson Davies, Toronto playwright and English professor, says he feels like dancing a jig because so many wonderful things are happening to me all (...)

Robertson Davies, Toronto playwright and English professor, says he feels like dancing a jig because so many wonderful things are happening to me all (...)

Date2/12/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robertson Davies, Toronto playwright and English professor, says he feels like dancing a jig because so many wonderful things are happening to me all at once. Among them is the premiere of his 13th play, Question Time, at the St. Lawrence Centre tomor
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0042107F
      Author, editor, playwright, former newspaper publisher, and former master of University of Toronto's Massey College, Robertson Davies, 72, is Canada's most renowned man of letters. Who knows what thoughts of genius are brewing in Davies' mind
      Author, editor, playwright, former newspaper publisher, and former master of University of Toronto's Massey College, Robertson Davies, 72, is Canada's most renowned man of letters. Who knows what thoughts of genius are brewing in Davies' mind
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      1/7/1986
      Quebec Playwright Michel Tremblay says he feels at home at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre now
      Quebec Playwright Michel Tremblay says he feels at home at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre now
      Mahler, John
      1/11/1978
      Robertson Davies: His good humor shining through, the well-known retired educator and author says he might learn how to groom dogs
      Robertson Davies: His good humor shining through, the well-known retired educator and author says he might learn how to groom dogs
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      9/30/1981
      Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto.(...)
      Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto.(...)
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      2/12/1971
      No, it's not GBS! But Robertson Davies, novelist-essayist and former Master of Massey College, certainly could have been mistaken for English dramatist George Bernard Shaw, at Sheraton Centre
      No, it's not GBS! But Robertson Davies, novelist-essayist and former Master of Massey College, certainly could have been mistaken for English dramatist George Bernard Shaw, at Sheraton Centre
      Bull, Ron
      9/29/1982
      Yoshi Tsurumi: Professor dispels myths about differences between North American and Japanese workers. Things are much the same all over, he says.
      Yoshi Tsurumi: Professor dispels myths about differences between North American and Japanese workers. Things are much the same all over, he says.
      Cooper, David
      3/24/1981
      First man appointed as executive director of the female-dominated Canadian Physiotheraphy Association, Peter Large, 41, bachelor, says he feels no trepidation because an association is an association
      First man appointed as executive director of the female-dominated Canadian Physiotheraphy Association, Peter Large, 41, bachelor, says he feels no trepidation because an association is an association
      Barkley, Harold
      7/2/1971
      A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
      A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
      Mahler, John
      11/11/1977
      Canadian author Brian Moore, here from California to publicize his 12th novel, says Canadians shouldn't be so hard on a poor immigrant like me. I feel(...)
      Canadian author Brian Moore, here from California to publicize his 12th novel, says Canadians shouldn't be so hard on a poor immigrant like me. I feel(...)
      Bull, Ron
      10/11/1979
      Life on hold: Mohamed Hussein Mohamed, shown in his Scarborough home, says he feels like he's been sentenced to at least another 10 months of waiting for word on his claim for political refugee status
      Life on hold: Mohamed Hussein Mohamed, shown in his Scarborough home, says he feels like he's been sentenced to at least another 10 months of waiting for word on his claim for political refugee status
      Faught, Ken
      12/28/1988
      Richard Cooper is a bright student who feels so dedicated to medicien that he plans to attend medical school in a foreign country. He's been turned down at the University of Toronto, even though officials there say he's good enough to be enrolled. But there's no room.
      Richard Cooper is a bright student who feels so dedicated to medicien that he plans to attend medical school in a foreign country. He's been turned down at the University of Toronto, even though officials there say he's good enough to be enrolled. But there's no room.
      Beaty, Keith
      10/26/1971
      Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
      Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/21/1985