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Playwright David Fennario came from the working-class milieu he writes about not like some English-lit graduate from McGill, writing down
Playwright David Fennario came from the working-class milieu he writes about not like some English-lit graduate from McGill, writing down

Playwright David Fennario came from the working-class milieu he writes about not like some English-lit graduate from McGill, writing down

Date1/16/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Playwright David Fennario came from the working-class milieu he writes about not like some English-lit graduate from McGill; writing down
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0046607F
      Right on the scene he writes about in his book, Working People, is author James Lorimer, is shown here on Toronto's Pariliament St
      Right on the scene he writes about in his book, Working People, is author James Lorimer, is shown here on Toronto's Pariliament St
      Lorimer, James
      4/1/1971
      A find, Maurice Podbrey, right, discovered David Fennario and offered him a job writing plays
      A find, Maurice Podbrey, right, discovered David Fennario and offered him a job writing plays
      Combs, Erin
      10/3/1979
      Worst of the West: Geoffrey Burn and his trusty steed Gumby relax at Sunybrook Stables as he writes more putrid prose to bolster his wretched writing reputation
      Worst of the West: Geoffrey Burn and his trusty steed Gumby relax at Sunybrook Stables as he writes more putrid prose to bolster his wretched writing reputation
      Russell, Jim
      5/22/1985
      Tip from top: When former Boston Red Sox superstar Ted Williams (right) was in Toronto some time ago, he took time to explain batting theories to Star baseball writer Neil MacCarl who writes below of baseball's last 400 batsman
      Tip from top: When former Boston Red Sox superstar Ted Williams (right) was in Toronto some time ago, he took time to explain batting theories to Star baseball writer Neil MacCarl who writes below of baseball's last 400 batsman
      Darrell, Dick
      12/10/1968
      Vancouver's West End, seen from across English Bay, is one of the finest collections of apartment towers ever developed, writes Gerald Utting. But its(...)
      Vancouver's West End, seen from across English Bay, is one of the finest collections of apartment towers ever developed, writes Gerald Utting. But its(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/24/1971
      Speak softly: Playwright Maria Irene Fornes writes subtly, but her plays carry a lot of dramatic weight
      Speak softly: Playwright Maria Irene Fornes writes subtly, but her plays carry a lot of dramatic weight
      Beaty, Keith
      11/11/1989
      It is the two branches of the great Quebec family that are locked in Homeric combat under the nose of English Canada, writes Beaulieu. He says Joe Cla(...)
      It is the two branches of the great Quebec family that are locked in Homeric combat under the nose of English Canada, writes Beaulieu. He says Joe Cla(...)
      Clark, Joe, 1939-
      12/5/1977
      Author, author: David Macfarlane writes on Canada from home base while Canadian Katie Campbell has hit it big in England, after rejection from CBC
      Author, author: David Macfarlane writes on Canada from home base while Canadian Katie Campbell has hit it big in England, after rejection from CBC
      Madonik, Rick
      5/28/1991
      Singer Joe Cocker looked as if he was doing his best at his recent concert at Maple Leaf Gardens but some of the audience couldn't hear much of the concert, writes disappointed fan who left early
      Singer Joe Cocker looked as if he was doing his best at his recent concert at Maple Leaf Gardens but some of the audience couldn't hear much of the concert, writes disappointed fan who left early
      Bull, Ron
      4/5/1972
      A legally established uniform day of rest, writes Harold Wills, is the only mechanism which can ensure that a reasonably large number of working paren(...)
      A legally established uniform day of rest, writes Harold Wills, is the only mechanism which can ensure that a reasonably large number of working paren(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      8/14/1970
      Kate McManus, 9, writes of life with Mr. Mom and a working mother
      Kate McManus, 9, writes of life with Mr. Mom and a working mother
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      8/29/1991
      Lloyd Penwarden from Barrie writes that in 32 years as an entrepreneur he was often asked for advice from others just starting out
      Lloyd Penwarden from Barrie writes that in 32 years as an entrepreneur he was often asked for advice from others just starting out
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      11/3/1989