Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
Marathon woman
Marathon woman

Marathon woman

Date3/30/1987
Names
(subject)
(photographer)
Alternate Title
  • Marathon woman
  • Marathon woman: June Havoc recently stopped in Toronto on her way to the Shaw Festival to check in on rehearsals of her play, Marathon 33, which opens in May. The play's heroine is baed on Havoc, who danced for food in her first marathon at age 13.
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Marathon woman: June Havoc recently stopped in Toronto on her way to the Shaw Festival to check in on rehearsals of her play, Marathon 33, which opens in May. The play's heroine is baed on Havoc, who danced for food in her first marathon at age 13.
Subject
    Medium
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0053837F
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      World's top woman Marathon swimmer is the aim of 19-year-old Loreen Passfield
      World's top woman Marathon swimmer is the aim of 19-year-old Loreen Passfield
      Bull, Ron
      8/9/1977
      Marathon triumph. Patty Thompson, 45, is helped on to shore by husband Dave Marr last night after becoming the oldest woman to swim Lake Ontario
      Marathon triumph. Patty Thompson, 45, is helped on to shore by husband Dave Marr last night after becoming the oldest woman to swim Lake Ontario
      Lautens, Richard
      8/15/1991
      Marathon Prize. Swimmer Vicki Keith, who has conquered three Great Lakes, admires the Wrigley trophy, presented for marathon swimming in the 1920s, at Sports Hall of Fame
      Marathon Prize. Swimmer Vicki Keith, who has conquered three Great Lakes, admires the Wrigley trophy, presented for marathon swimming in the 1920s, at Sports Hall of Fame
      Eglinton, Rick
      8/3/1988
      Marathon spirit. Metro cabby Bela Erdei of Lake Shore Blvd. was so moved by Terry Fox, death on Sunday that he donated all his fares yesterday in his (...)
      Marathon spirit. Metro cabby Bela Erdei of Lake Shore Blvd. was so moved by Terry Fox, death on Sunday that he donated all his fares yesterday in his (...)
      Dutton, Don
      6/29/1981
      Run for the money. Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit marathon runner, is in the final laps of his 100-mile run at CNE Stadium to raise cash for medical supplies for Bangladesh children
      Run for the money. Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit marathon runner, is in the final laps of his 100-mile run at CNE Stadium to raise cash for medical supplies for Bangladesh children
      Griffin, Doug
      8/9/1972
      Aerial view from forest of Marathon Pulp Inc. lumber mill
      Aerial view from forest of Marathon Pulp Inc. lumber mill
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1955-07
      Bill Vigars, friends and Marathon of Hope wagonmaster, gives Terry a tearful hug
      Bill Vigars, friends and Marathon of Hope wagonmaster, gives Terry a tearful hug
      Cooper, David
      9/2/1980
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - CNE - Marathon Swim
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - CNE - Marathon Swim
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      n.d.
      Aerial view from lake of Marathon Pulp Inc. lumber mill
      Aerial view from lake of Marathon Pulp Inc. lumber mill
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1955-07
      Marathon Swim
      Marathon Swim
      Unknown
      1930
      All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
      All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/31/1937
      The mermaids and mermen are busily preparing for the C.N.E. marathon grind this year
      The mermaids and mermen are busily preparing for the C.N.E. marathon grind this year
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/18/1934