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Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca
Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca

Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca

Date2/1/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Honored: Named to Order of Canada are; from left; former prime minister Pierre Trudeau; former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie; businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0048233F
      Above left, National Ballet of Canada founder Celia Franca, who directed the company's 35th anniversary celebration, chats with Governor-General Jeanne Sauve
      Above left, National Ballet of Canada founder Celia Franca, who directed the company's 35th anniversary celebration, chats with Governor-General Jeanne Sauve
      Dunlop, Al
      3/2/1987
      National Ballet welcomed home. National ballet founder and director Celia Franca leads her dancers from the jet that brought them back from a successf(...)
      National Ballet welcomed home. National ballet founder and director Celia Franca leads her dancers from the jet that brought them back from a successf(...)
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      7/4/1972
      Appleause! Applause! National Ballet founder Celia Franca (left) acknowledges the applause of the company's principal dancers, Frank Augustyn, Tomas S(...)
      Appleause! Applause! National Ballet founder Celia Franca (left) acknowledges the applause of the company's principal dancers, Frank Augustyn, Tomas S(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      2/25/1987
      Celia Franca: At 59, the founder of the National Ballet of Canada can still do a mean Irish step dance
      Celia Franca: At 59, the founder of the National Ballet of Canada can still do a mean Irish step dance
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      2/11/1981
      Above, Celia Franca, founder fo the National Ballet, wearing an an outfit by Ottawa designer Nicola Lang, is escorted by Arnold Spohr,retired artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
      Above, Celia Franca, founder fo the National Ballet, wearing an an outfit by Ottawa designer Nicola Lang, is escorted by Arnold Spohr,retired artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
      Bull, Ron
      11/24/1989
      Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet, lives in retirement in Ottawa - but she still has the ankle of a star
      Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet, lives in retirement in Ottawa - but she still has the ankle of a star
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      10/10/1978
      Left, Celia Franca, founding artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada and choreographer of its production of The Nutcracker, greets her latest Clara
      Left, Celia Franca, founding artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada and choreographer of its production of The Nutcracker, greets her latest Clara
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      12/17/1986
      Members of the National Ballet School ran up the flage-a big painted sign-to welcome home Celia Franca and National Ballet dancers at Malton airport y(...)
      Members of the National Ballet School ran up the flage-a big painted sign-to welcome home Celia Franca and National Ballet dancers at Malton airport y(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      7/4/1972
      Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev chats with Celia Franca, artistic director of the national Ballet company, at a party in the O'Keefe Centre after his perfo(...)
      Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev chats with Celia Franca, artistic director of the national Ballet company, at a party in the O'Keefe Centre after his perfo(...)
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      2/9/1971
      Erik Bruhn, national ballet's Celia Franca
      Erik Bruhn, national ballet's Celia Franca
      Bruhn, Erik
      11/17/1964
      Celia Franca in retirement. Carrying 25-year-old memories of the National Ballet
      Celia Franca in retirement. Carrying 25-year-old memories of the National Ballet
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      10/13/1976
      The national ballets Celia Franca
      The national ballets Celia Franca
      Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
      5/19/1973