Background
Moore, James Mavor was born on March 8, 1919. Son of Francis John and Dora (Mavor) Moore.
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Six Plays by Mavor Moore
( Here is a collection intended to showcase Mavor Moore’s...)
Here is a collection intended to showcase Mavor Moore’s dramatic talentthese are theatre pieces stripped to the bare essentials of character sketches in quick, subtle lines; dramatic conflict, development and resolution with a minimum of props; and an emphasis on the performer’s resources as an actor, rather than the externals of scene changes and stage contexts. This collection includes his latest two-act play The Apology, and five one-act plays: The Store, The Pile, Getting In, The Argument and Come Away, Come Away. These plays have all been performed in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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James Mavor Moore
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Education
Bachelor, University Toronto, 1941. Doctor of Letters (honorary), York University, 1969. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Guelph University, 1985.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mount Alison University, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Memorial University, 1984. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Windsor, 1986.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Prince Edward Island, 1993.
Career
Feature producer, Canada Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, 1941-1942;
chief producer international service, Montreal and Pacific region producer, Vancouver, 1945-1946;
teacher, Academy Radio Arts, Toronto., 1946-1949;
managing producer, New Play Society, Toronto., 1946-1950, 54-57;
member, United Nations information division, New York City, 1947, 49;
executive television producer, United Nations information division, 1954-1960;
chief producer, Canadian Broadcasting Company-television, Toronto, 1950-1954;
chairman, Canada Theatre Centre, 1957-1958;
general director, confederation Centre, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 1963-1965;
founder, artistic director, Charlottetown Festival, 1964-1967;
general director, St. Lawrence Centre for Arts, Toronto, 1965-1970;
professor theatre, York University, Toronto, 1970-1984;
now research professor fine arts and humanities, U. Victoria, B.C.
chairman, B.C. Arts Council
chairman, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, 1979-1983. Board directors Stratford (Ontario) Festival, 1953. Board of Governors National Theatre School, Montreal, 1958-1970.
Drama critic Toronto Telegram, 1958-1960. Stage director Canada Opera Company, Toronto, 1959-1961. President Mavor Moore Prodns.
Ltd., Toronto, 1961-1984.
Achievements
Works
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Six Plays by Mavor Moore
( Here is a collection intended to showcase Mavor Moore’s...)
- 4 Canadian playwrights: Robertson Davies, Gratien GGelinas, James Reaney, George Ryga.
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Six Plays by Mavor Moore
Membership
President Youth and Music Canada, 1984-1987.
Connections
Married Darwina Faessler, 1943. 4 children; married Phyllis Langstaff Grosskurth, 1969. Married Alexandra Browning, 1982.
