Background
Drabinsky, Garth Howard was born on October 27, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Philip and Ethel (Waldman) Drabinsky.
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Garth Howard Drabinsky
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Garth Howard Drabinsky, Canadian Entertainment company executive. Founder United Way, The Tomorrow Fund, 1995, Downtown Place Committee, Vancouver, 1995, B'nai B'rith International Garth H. Drabinsky Lecture Series, 1989. Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Canada Cinema and television, Canada Picture Pioneers, Canada Tourism Commission, Founder's Council of the Canada Film Center, Variety Club Ontario.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, U. Toronto, 1973.
Career
Chairman, Livent Inc., Toronto, 1989;
partner, Drabinsky and Friedland Galleries. Board directors Mount Sinai Hospital, Hollinger Inc. Board of Governors Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care.
Member of advisory board Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases U. Toronto.
Achievements
Membership
Founder United Way, The Tomorrow Fund, 1995, Downtown Place Committee, Vancouver, 1995, B'nai B'rith International Garth H. Drabinsky Lecture Series, 1989. Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Canada Cinema and television, Canada Picture Pioneers, Canada Tourism Commission, Founder's Council of the Canada Film Center, Variety Club Ontario.
Connections
Married Pearl Kaplan, June 22, 1971. Children: Alicia, Marc.
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Nationality
Canadian
Awards
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Officer Order of Canada, 1995. Recipient Chetwynd award for entrepreneurial achievement Canada Film and television Association, 1986, award for marketing excellence American Marketing Association, 1986, lifetime achievement award Canada California Chamber of C., 1987, Vanier award for outstanding contribution to business of filmaking in Canada award Air Canada, 1987, ShoWest award National Association Theatre Owners, 1988, Arts and Letters award Canada Club New York, 1994. Named Renaissance Man of Film, Montreal World Film Festival, 1987, Tourism Man of Year, Tourism Industry Association, Canada, 1994. Honorary fellow Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, 1987, York University Faculty Fine Arts, Toronto.Officer Order of Canada, 1995. Recipient Chetwynd award for entrepreneurial achievement Canada Film and television Association, 1986, award for marketing excellence American Marketing Association, 1986, lifetime achievement award Canada California Chamber of C., 1987, Vanier award for outstanding contribution to business of filmaking in Canada award Air Canada, 1987, ShoWest award National Association Theatre Owners, 1988, Arts and Letters award Canada Club New York, 1994. Named Renaissance Man of Film, Montreal World Film Festival, 1987, Tourism Man of Year, Tourism Industry Association, Canada, 1994.
Honorary fellow Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, 1987, York University Faculty Fine Arts, Toronto.