Background
Shoctor was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1922, the son of a Jewish father, and grew up in the Boyle Street neighbourhood.
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Joseph Harvey Shoctor
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After attending Victoria Composite High School, he attended law school at the University of Alberta and was called to the Alberta bar in 1948.
Career
He first became involved in the theatre industry in his hometown, producing, writing, directing and acting with the Edmonton Little Theatre, Edmonton Light Opera, and entertaining World World War II troops. In the 1960s, he worked in New York where he produced theatre with Norman Twain. The Citadel Theatre was founded on October 12, 1965 with its first opening night on November 10, 1965.
The theatre"s first production to be performed was Who"s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Shoctor was also involved with founding of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, and also served as secretary-manager from 1954 to 1956. He was also governor of the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal.
A real estate developer, he worked on the planning of neighbourhoods near Rio Terrace, Edmonton, and was also was a proponent of revitalization of Downtown Edmonton. A street in Edmonton, Joe Shoctor Alley, is named in his honour.
He suffered a heart attack on April 8, 2001 and died in Edmonton on April 19, 2001.
His funeral was held at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton and he was later buried at the Edmonton Jewish Cemetery.
Achievements
Membership
He is a member of the Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame, inducted as a builder in 1987, and a recipient of an honorary doctor of laws from his alma mater, the University of Alberta, in 1981.
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Awards
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Award City of Edmonton, 1972, Theatre Arts Achievement award Province of Alta. Award City of Edmonton, 1979, Queen's Silver Jubilee medal, 1977, City of Edmonton Silver Ribbon award, 1985, Great Canadian award, 1992, Commemorative medal for 125th Anniversary Canadian Confederation, 1992.Award City of Edmonton, 1972, Theatre Arts Achievement award Province of Alta. Award City of Edmonton, 1979, Queen's Silver Jubilee medal, 1977, City of Edmonton Silver Ribbon award, 1985, Great Canadian award, 1992, Commemorative medal for 125th Anniversary Canadian Confederation, 1992.
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Award City of Edmonton, 1972, Theatre Arts Achievement award Province of Alta. Award City of Edmonton, 1979, Queen's Silver Jubilee medal, 1977, City of Edmonton Silver Ribbon award, 1985, Great Canadian award, 1992, Commemorative medal for 125th Anniversary Canadian Confederation, 1992.Award City of Edmonton, 1972, Theatre Arts Achievement award Province of Alta. Award City of Edmonton, 1979, Queen's Silver Jubilee medal, 1977, City of Edmonton Silver Ribbon award, 1985, Great Canadian award, 1992, Commemorative medal for 125th Anniversary Canadian Confederation, 1992.