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Honest Ed 'McMirvish' is the real thing? Restaurateur Ed Mirvish is never one to pass up a celebration, particularly when it lets him don a kilt, as R(...)
Honest Ed 'McMirvish' is the real thing? Restaurateur Ed Mirvish is never one to pass up a celebration, particularly when it lets him don a kilt, as R(...)

Honest Ed 'McMirvish' is the real thing? Restaurateur Ed Mirvish is never one to pass up a celebration, particularly when it lets him don a kilt, as R(...)

Date1/24/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Honest Ed 'McMirvish' is the real thing? Restaurateur Ed Mirvish is never one to pass up a celebration, particularly when it lets him don a kilt, as Robbie Burns Day does today. He pranced in front of the Royal Alex yesterday, then paraded the haggis around Ed's Warehouse in anticipation of today's great event.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0068770F
    Keeping him honest. Wellwishers Tracy, left, and Maria offer Ed Mirvish a big kiss to celebrate his 77th birthday. Mirvish threw a huge party yesterda(...)
    Keeping him honest. Wellwishers Tracy, left, and Maria offer Ed Mirvish a big kiss to celebrate his 77th birthday. Mirvish threw a huge party yesterda(...)
    Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
    7/24/1991
    At honest mistake: Peter Zezel and Wendel Clark joined the rest of the Maple Leafs for a cultured evening at the theatre last night and were obviously at home hamming it up with Honest Ed Mirvish
    At honest mistake: Peter Zezel and Wendel Clark joined the rest of the Maple Leafs for a cultured evening at the theatre last night and were obviously at home hamming it up with Honest Ed Mirvish
    Hunter, Paul
    1/20/1992
    Honest-to-goodness kiss: Lorraine Randell gets an appreciative buss from Ed Mirvish of Honest Ed's department store, where she's worked for 37 years
    Honest-to-goodness kiss: Lorraine Randell gets an appreciative buss from Ed Mirvish of Honest Ed's department store, where she's worked for 37 years
    Dunlop, Al
    12/5/1986
    Ed Mirvish may be the namesake of Honest Ed's store, but someone else -with a really funny, nasal voice -- is passing himself off as Ed in the store's(...)
    Ed Mirvish may be the namesake of Honest Ed's store, but someone else -with a really funny, nasal voice -- is passing himself off as Ed in the store's(...)
    Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
    11/6/1980
    Ed Mirvish. The Honest One. I had jst been married - it was almost 50 years ago - and I cashed in for $214 my wife's insurance policy to open a store.(...)
    Ed Mirvish. The Honest One. I had jst been married - it was almost 50 years ago - and I cashed in for $214 my wife's insurance policy to open a store.(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    3/16/1988
    Here's to ya, Ed. Champagne and cake - what better way to an honest man's heart? With glasses raised, employees gathered round to wish Ed Mirvish luck(...)
    Here's to ya, Ed. Champagne and cake - what better way to an honest man's heart? With glasses raised, employees gathered round to wish Ed Mirvish luck(...)
    Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
    10/21/1983
    Honest, Ed, she wanted to hear you speak, Ed Mirvish, left, found an unexpected picketer demonstrating outside the Arts and Letters Club where he was the guest speaker today
    Honest, Ed, she wanted to hear you speak, Ed Mirvish, left, found an unexpected picketer demonstrating outside the Arts and Letters Club where he was the guest speaker today
    Dutton, Don
    2/24/1975
    Honest-to-Goodness bash. Honest Ed Mirvish celebrates his 76th birthday yesterday with the help of his wife, Ann, and hundreds of happy well-wishers, (...)
    Honest-to-Goodness bash. Honest Ed Mirvish celebrates his 76th birthday yesterday with the help of his wife, Ann, and hundreds of happy well-wishers, (...)
    Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
    7/24/1990
    It's good for you - honest. Honest Ed Mirvish feeds milk from a baby bottle to a month-old female snow leopard at the Metro zoo yesterday. Toronto Pre(...)
    It's good for you - honest. Honest Ed Mirvish feeds milk from a baby bottle to a month-old female snow leopard at the Metro zoo yesterday. Toronto Pre(...)
    Eglinton, Rick
    7/23/1993
    'Honest Ed' Mirvish in his own corner of Toronto - Mirvish Village on Markham St
    'Honest Ed' Mirvish in his own corner of Toronto - Mirvish Village on Markham St
    Mahler, John
    11/9/1978
    Celebrating birthday: David Kinnear, chairman of T. Eaton Co. Ltd., chats with Honest Ed Mirvish during Eaton's 100th birthday party
    Celebrating birthday: David Kinnear, chairman of T. Eaton Co. Ltd., chats with Honest Ed Mirvish during Eaton's 100th birthday party
    Ross, Fred
    12/8/1969
    Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish stands outside his Royal Alexandra Theatre which he claims may be forced to close due to competition from city-owned theatres
    Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish stands outside his Royal Alexandra Theatre which he claims may be forced to close due to competition from city-owned theatres
    Goode, Jeff
    1/24/1969