DAVID GARDNER
This ‘checklist' of 248 books emerged out of a casual conversation with Martha Henry, while we were working together in 1998 on a production of The Crucible for the Manitoba Theatre Centre. Martha decried the paucity of books about Canadian performing artists, while I countered that we were now producing more and more every year. People, rather than theatres or analytic studies of drama, are the main focus of the checklist. I realize, as well, that there are several doubtful titles (books on Boris Karloff, Tyrone Guthrie and Henry Miller, for example), and purely theatrical readers may chafe at the inclusion of musicians, dancers, skaters, and bandleaders, but I was interested in documenting as many entertainment personalities as possible with viable Canadian connections. A section on unpublished works-in-progress is also included. There are bound to be errors and omissions in this preliminary (and primarily English) catalogue, and I would welcome corrections and/or additions at my e-mail address: david.gardner@utoronto.ca
L'idée de ce catalogue (de 248 livres) m'est venu après une conversation avec Martha Henry, alors que nous travaillons ensemble, en 1998, à une production de The Crucible au Manitoba Theatre Centre. Martha déplorait la pénurie de livres sur les artistes canadiens de la scène, et moi, je soutenais que nous en produisons de plus en plus chaque année. Ce sont les gens, plutôt que les théâtres ou les études analytiques sur le théâtre, qui sont au centre de cette liste. Je me rends compte aussi qu'y figurent quelques titres douteux (des livres sur Boris Karloff, Tyrone Guthrie et Henry Miller, par exemple) et les puristes de théâtre rechigneront peut-être au fait que j'ai compris des musiciens, des danseurs, des patineurs, et des chefs d'orchestre, mais j'ai cherché à documenter le plus grand nombre possible de personnalités du monde du spectacle, dans la mesure où leurs liens au Canada le justifiaient. On trouvera également une section relative aux travaux en cours. Il y aura inévitablement des erreurs et des omissions dans ce catalogue préliminaire (et essentiellement en anglais) et je serai reconnaissant de tout correction et/ou ajout via mon adresse courriel: david.gardner@utoronto.ca
EMMA ALBANI
MacDonald, Cheryl. Emma Albani: Victorian Diva. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1984.
ANDREW ALLAN
Allan, Andrew. Andrew Allan: A Self-Portrait. Toronto: Macmillan, 1974.
MAUD ALLAN
Allan, Maud. My Life and Dancing. London: Everett & Co., 1908.
Cherniavsky, Felix. The Salome Dancer: The Life and Times of Maud Allan. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1991.
PAUL ALMOND
Almond, Paul and Miachael Ballantyne. High Hopes: Coming of Age in the Mid-Century. Letters by Paul Almond and Michael Ballantyne. Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 1999.
Edsworth, Janet. The Flame Within. Ottawa: Canadian Film Institute, 1972.
JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON
Anderson, John Murray. Out Without My Rubbers As Told To Hugh Abercrombie Anderson. New York: Library Publishers, 1954.
MARGARET ANGLIN
LeVay, John and Margaret Anglin. A Stage Life. Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1989.
KAY ARMSTRONG
Pepper, Kaija. The Dance Teacher: A Biography of Kay Armstrong. Toronto: Dance Collections Danse Press/es.
Ashwell, Lena. Myself A Player. London: Michael Joseph, 1936.
GORD ATKINSON
Atkinson, Gord. Gord Atkinson's Showbill. (Radio Program) Carp: McClelland & Stewart, 2000.
FRANK AUGUSTYN
Augustyn, Frank with Barbara Sears. Dancing From the Heart. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000.
JULIETTE BELIVEAU
Martineau, Denyse. Juliette Beliveau: Sa Vie, Sa Carrière. Montréal: Les Éditions de l'homme, 1970.
MERVYN BLAKE
Ashley, Audrey M. With Love from Butch: a Stratford Actor. Ripples: A.B. Collector Publishing, 1999.
ANDRÉE BOUCHER
Boucher, Andrée. J'ai Choisi La Vie. Montréal: Libre Expression, 2000.
MARK BRESLIN
Breslin, Mark. Control Freaked: A Frictional Memoir. Toronto: Insomniac Press, 2000.
ERNIE BUSHNELL
Stursberg, Peter. Mister Broadcasting: The Ernie Bushnell Story. Toronto: Peter Martin Associates Ltd., 1971.
BARRY BROADFOOT
Broadfoot, Barry. My Own Years. Toronto: Doubleday, 1983.
DAVID BROWN
Brown, David. David Brown: Memoirs & Mementos. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 2000.
RACHEL BROWNE
Anderson, Carol. Rachel Browne: Dancing Toward the Light. Winnipeg: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc., 1999.
JAMES CAMERON
Heard, Christopher. Dreaming Aloud: The Life and Films of James Cameron. Toronto: Doubleday, 1997.
Shapiro, Marc. James Cameron: An Unauthorized Biography. Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 2000.
NEVE CAMPBELL
Tracy, Kathleen. Neve Campbell. Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 2000.
JOHN CANDY
Knelman, Martin. Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy. Toronto: Viking Books, 1996.
JIM CARREY
Knelman, Martin. The Joker Is Wild: The Trials and Triumphs of Jim Carrey. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1999.
Krulik, Nancy. Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier Nyc. London: Pocket Pulse, 2000.
Trakin, Roy. Jim Carrey Unmasked. New York: Saint Martin's Press, 1995.
FLOYD S. CHALMERS
Chalmers, Floyd. Floyd S. Chalmers: Both Sides of the Street. Toronto: Macmillan/Gage, 1983.
VERNON CHAPMAN
Chapman, Vernon. Who's in the Goose Tonight? Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 2001.
HECTOR CHARLESWORTH
Charlesworth, Hector. Candid Chronicles. Toronto: Macmillan, 1925.
—. More Candid Chronicles. Toronto: Macmillan, 1928.
NATHAN COHEN
Edmonstone, Wayne E. Nathan Cohen: The Making of a Critic. Toronto: Lester and Orpen, 1977.
STOMPIN' TOM CONNORS
Connors, Stompin' Tom. Stompin' Tom and the Connors Tone. Toronto: Viking/Penguin Books, 2000.
CORBETT, E.A.
Corbett, E.A. We Have With Us Tonight. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1957.
JOHN COULTER
Anthony, Geraldine. John Coulter. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1976.
Coulter, John. Prelude to a Marriage: Letters and Diaries of John Coulter and Olive Clare Primrose. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1979.
—. In My Day: Memoirs. Willowdale: Hounslow Press, 1980.
SUSAN COYNE
Coyne, Susan. Kingfisher Days. Toronto: Random House, 2001.
TOLLER CRANSTON
Cranston, Toller. Zero Tolerance. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997.
—. When Hell Freezes Over, Should I Bring My Skates? Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000.
Oglanby, Elva. Toller. Toronto: Gage, 1975.
BUDGE CRAWLEY
Forrester, James A. Budge FR. Crawley and Crawley Films 1939-1982. Toronto: On Demand Press, 1995.
Rose, Barbara Wade. Budge: What Happened to Canada's King of Film? Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 1998.
PATRICK (PADDY) CREAN
Crean, Patrick (Paddy). More Champagne Darling. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1981.
DAVID CRONENBERG
Rodley, Chris. Cronenberg on Cronenberg. London: Faber & Faber, 1992.
HUME CRONYN
Cronyn, Hume. A Terrible Liar. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991.
ROBERTSON DAVIES
Buitenhuis, Elspeth. Robertson Davies. Ed. William French. Toronto: Forum House Publishing, 1972.
Moore, Mavor. Four Canadian Playwrights: Robertson Davies, Gratien Gélinas, James Reaney, George Ryga. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973.
Morley, Patricia. Robertson Davies. Toronto: Gage, 1977.
Grant, Judith Skelton. Robertson Davies: Man of Myth. Toronto: Viking/Penguin Books, 1994.
—. Robertson Davies: For Your Eyes Only. Ed. Judith Skelton Grant. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000.
MERRILL DENISON
MacDonald, Dick. Mugwump Canadian: The Merrill Denison Story. Montreal: Content Publishing Ltd., 1973.
COLLEEN DEWHURST
Dewhurst, Colleen. Colleen Dewhurst: Her Autobiography. New York: Scribner, 1997.
CÉLINE DION
Dion, Céline. Céline Dion: My Story, My Dreams. Toronto: Harper Collins, 2000.
THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS
Tesher, Ellie. The Dionnes. Toronto: Doubleday, 1999.
GARTH DRABINSKY
Drabinsky, Garth. Garth Drabinsky: Closer to the Sun. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1995.
JOHN DRAINIE
Drainie, Bronwyn. Living the Part: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom. Toronto: Macmillan, 1988.
MARIE DRESSLER
Dressler, Marie. The Life Story of an Ugly Duckling. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1924.
—. My Own Story. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1934.
Lexington, Betty Lee. Marie Dressler: The Unlikeliest Star. Lexington: Kentucky UP, 1997.
MARCEL DUBÉ
Dubé, Marcel. Marcel Dubé: Textes et Documents. (Vol.1) Ottawa: Éditions Leméac, 1968.
—. Marcel Dubé: Textes et Documents. (Vol.2) Ottawa: Éditions Leméac, 1973.
Hamblet, Edwin C. Marcel Dubé and French-Canadian Drama. New York: Exposition Press, 1970.
Laroche, Maximilien. Marcel Dubé. Montréal: Écrivains Canadiens d'Aujourd Hui, 1970.
DIANE DUPUY
Dupuy, Diane and Liane Heller. Dare to Dream: The Story of the Famous People Players. Toronto: Key Porter Books Ltd., 1988.
ARNOLD EDINBOROUGH
Edinborough, Arnold. Arnold Edinborough: An Autobiography. Toronto: Stoddart, 1991.
FRED EURINGER
Euringer, Fred. A Fly on the Curtain. Ottawa: Oberon Press, 2000.
FRANÇOISE FAUCHER
Villeneuve, Anne-Marie. Françoise Faucher: Biographie. Montréal: Jean Faucher, 2000.
MAX FERGUSON
Ferguson, Max. And Now Here's Max: A Funny Kind of Autobiography. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1967.
TIMOTHY FINDLEY
Findley, Timothy. Inside Memory: Pages from a Writer's Notebook. Toronto: Harper Collins, 1990.
MAUREEN FORRESTER
Forrester, Maureen and Marci McDonald. Maureen Forrester: Out of Character. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1986.
ANNE FORSYTHE
Forsythe, Anne. A Narrative Journey: For Every Dreamer a Dance, My Friends, for Every Dancer a Dream. Toronto: DreamDancer, 2001.
N. ALICE FRICK
Frick, N. Alice. Image of the Mind: CBC Radio Drama 1944 to 1954. Toronto: Canadian Stage and Arts Publications, 1987.
BARBARA FRUM
Frum, Linda. Barbara Frum: A Daughter's Memoir. Toronto: Ballantine Books, 1996.
ROBERT FULFORD
Fulford, Robert. Best Seat in the House: Memoirs of a Lucky Man. Don Mills: Collins, 1998.
VICKI GABEREAU
Gabereau, Vicki. Vicki Gabereau: This Won't Hurt a Bit! Don Mills: Collins, 1987.
KEITH GAREBIAN
Garebian, Keith. Pain: Journeys Around My Parents. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 2000.
HUGH GARNER
Garner, Hugh. One Damned Thing After Another: The Life Story of a Canadian Writer. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1973.
GRATIEN GÉLINAS
Usmiani, Renate. Gratien Gélinas. Toronto: Gage, 1977.
SKY GILBERT
Gilbert, Sky. Ejaculations from the Charm Factory. Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 2000.
GERRY GOSLEY
Windsor, John. Gerry Gosley: Nowhere Else to Go. Sidney: Gray's Publishing Ltd., 1964.
GLENN GOULD
Friedrich, Otto. Glenn Gould: A Life and Variations. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989.
Ostwald, Peter F. Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius. New York: Norton, 1997.
Roberts, John P.L. ed. Reflections of a Musical Genius: The Art of Glenn Gould. Toronto: Malcolm Lester Books, 1999.
Roberts, John L. and Ghyslaine Guertin. Glenn Gould: Selected Letters. Toronto: Oxford UP.
ELSIE PARK GOWAN
Gowan, Elsie Park. The Hungry Spirit: Selected Plays and Prose. Ed. Moira Day. Edmonton: NeWest Press, 1992.
JOHN GRIERSON
Beveridge, James. John Grierson: Film Master. London: Collier Macmillan, 1978.
Ellis, Jack C. John Grierson: Life, Contributions, Influence. Edwardsville: South Illinois UP, 2000.
Evans, Gary. John Grierson and the National Film Board. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1984.
PAUL GROSS
Mouland, Michael. Due South: The Official Guide. Toronto: Alliance/Key Porter Books Ltd., 1998.
TYRONE GUTHRIE
Forsyth, James. Tyrone Guthrie: The Authorized Biography. London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1976.
Guthrie, Tyrone. A Life in the Theatre. London: McGraw-Hill, 1959.
—. A New Theatre [The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis]. London: McGraw-Hill, 1964.
—. Tyrone Guthrie on Acting. London: Studio Vista, 1971.
Rossi, Alfred. Astonish Us in the Morning: Tyrone Guthrie Remembered. London: Hutchinson, 1977.
ARTHUR HAILEY
Hailey, Sheila. I Married A Bestseller. New York: Bantam Books, 1977.
AMELIA HALL
Dew, Diane. ed. Life Before Stratford: The Memoirs of Amelia Hall. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1989.
MONTY HALL
Hall, Monty and Bill Libby. Em Cee Monty Hall. New York: Ballantine Books, 1973.
HAMBOURG BROTHERS
Koch, Eric. The Brothers Hambourg. Scarborough: Robin Brass, 1997.
DONALD HARRON
Harron, Donald. Harronside. [unpublished]
Harron, Martha. Don Harron: A Parent Contradiction. Don Mills: Collins Publishing, 1988.
EVELYN HART
Wyman, Max. An Intimate Portrait: Evelyn Hart. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1991.
ANN HENRY
Henry, Ann. Laugh Baby Laugh. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1970.
HOLLYWOOD
Foster, Charles. Stardust and Shadows: Canadians in Early Hollywood. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2000.
WILLIAM HUNT (The Great Farini)
Peacock, Shane. The Great Farini. Toronto: Viking/Penguin Books, 1995.
TOMMY HUNTER
Hunter, Tommy and Liane Heller. Tommy Hunter: My Story. Agincourt: Metheun Publications, 1985.
WALTER HUSTON
Grobel, Lawrence. (Walter Huston) in the Hustons. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989.
WILLIAM HUTT
Garebian, Keith. William Hutt: A Theatre Portrait. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 1988.
—, ed. William Hutt: Masks and Faces. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 1995.
JUDY JARVIS
Anderson, Carol. Judy Jarvis Dance Artist: A Portrait. Toronto: Dance Collection Dance Press/es, 1993.
E. PAULINE JOHNSTON-TEKAHIONWAKE
Johnston, Sheila M.F. Buckskin and Broadcloth: A Celebration of E. Pauline Johnston- Tekahionwake. Toronto: Heritage Books, 1997.
Strong-Boag, Veronica and Carole Gerson. Paddling Her Own Canoe: The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnston-Tekahionwake. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2000.
JENNY JONES
Jones, Jenny and Patsi Bale Cox. Jenny Jones: My Story. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997.
CLAUDE JUTRA
Carriere, Danielle. Claude Jutra. Montréal: Lidec, 1993.
KAREN KAIN
Darling, Christopher and John Fraser. Kain & Augustyn: A Photographic Study by Christopher Darling. Toronto: Macmillan, 1977.
Godfrey, Stephen and Penelope Reed. Karen Kain, Movement Never Lies: An Autobiography. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1994.
Mason, David. Karen Kain: Lady of Dance. Photographs by David Street. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.
BORIS KARLOFF (Career began in Canada)
Underwood, Peter. Karloff. New York City: Drake Publishing Inc., 1972.
THOMAS P. KELLEY SR.
Kelley, Thomas P. Jr. The Fabulous Kelley: Canada's King of Medicine Men. Don Mills: Pocket Book/Simon & Schuster, 1968.
BARRY KENNEDY
Kennedy, Barry. Through the Deadfall. Toronto: Doubleday, 1997.
MART KENNEY (Bandleader)
Kenney, Mart. Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen. Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1981.
PAUL KLIGMAN
Kligman, Paul. It All Ends up in a Shopping Bag: An Autobiographical Novel. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1975.
BRUCE LABRUCE
LaBruce, Bruce. The Reluctant Pornographer. Toronto: Gutter Press, 1997.
JUDY LAMARSH, (Secretary of State)
LaMarsh, Judy. Judy Lamarsh: Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1969.
MATHESON LANG
Lang, Matheson. Mr. Wu Looks Back, Thoughts and Memories. London: S. Paul Publisher, 1941.
STEPHEN LEACOCK
Anderson, Alan. Remembering Leacock: An Oral History. Ottawa: Deneau Publishing, 1983.
Curry, Ralph L. Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Humanist. New York: Doubleday, 1978.
Kimball, Elizabeth. The Man in the Panama Hat: Reminiscences of My Uncle, Stephen Leacock. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1970.
Legate, David M. Stephen Leacock. Toronto: Macmillan / Doubleday, 1970.
FATHER ÉMILE LEGAULT
Legault, Father Émile. Confidences. Montréal: Fides, 1955.
ROBERT LEPAGE
Lepage, Robert. Connecting Flights. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
BEATRICE LILLIE
Laffey, Bruce. Beatrice Lillie: The Funniest Woman in the World. New York: Wynwood Press, 1989.
Lillie, Beatrice, et al. Every Other Inch A Lady. New York: Dell Publishing, 1973.
GUY LOMBARDO
Lombardo, Guy, and Jack Altshul. Auld Acquaintance. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
GEORGE LUSCOMBE AND TORONTO WORKSHOP PRODUCTIONS
Carson, Neil. Harlequin in Hogtown. Toronto: U of Toronto Press, 1995.
RITA MACNEIL
MacNeil, Rita. On A Personal Note. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1998.
ELIZABETH MANLEY
Manley, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Manley, As I Am: My Life after the Olympics. Toronto: C.D.G. Books, 1999.
RAYMOND MASSEY
Bissell, Claude. The Young Vincent Massey. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1981.
Massey, Raymond. When I Was Young. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976.
—. A Hundred Different Lives: An Autobiography. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1979.
—. What's Past Is Prologue: The Memoirs of Vincent Massey. Toronto: Macmillan, 1963.
ANGUS MCASKILL
Langville, Jacqueline. Giants Angus Mcaskill and Anna Swan. Tantallon: Four East Publications, 1990.
AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON
Epstein, Daniel Mark. Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.
HENRY MILLER (Born in England and came to Canada as child. Began career in Canada)
Morse, Frank P. Backstage With Henry Miller. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1938.
ED MIRVISH
Batten, Jack. Honest Ed's Story. Toronto: Doubleday, 1972.
Mirvish, Ed. Honest Ed Mirvish: How to Build an Empire on an Orange Crate or 121 Lessons I Never Learned at School. Toronto: Key Porter Books Ltd., 1993.
—. There's No Business Like Show Business: But I Wouldn't Ditch My Day Job. Toronto: Key Porter Books Ltd., 1997.
BETTY MITCHELL
Dyba, Kenneth. Betty Mitchell. Calgary: Detselig, 1986.
W.O. MITCHELL
Mitchell, Barbara and Ormond S. Mitchell. W.O.: The Life of W.O. Mitchell: Beginnings to Who Has Seen the Wind 1914-1947. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1999.
LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
Gillen, Mollie. Lucy Maud Montgomery. Richmond Hill: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1992.
MacLeod, Elizabeth. Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer's Life. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2001.
DORA MAVOR MOORE
Sperdakos, Paula. Dora Mavor Moore: Pioneer of Canadian Theatre. Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 1995.
MAVOR MOORE
Moore, Mavor. Reinventing Myself. Toronto: Stoddart, 1994.
HELEN MORGAN
Maxwell, Gilbert. Helen Morgan: Her Life and Legend. New York: Hawthorn Books Inc., 1974.
S. (SAMUEL) MORGAN-POWELL
Morgan-Powell, S. Memories That Live: Critical Reminiscences. Toronto: Macmillan, 1929.
CLARA MORRIS
Morris, Clara. Life on the Stage. New York: McClure, Philips & Co., 1901.
—. Stage Confidences. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co., 1902.
—. The Life of a Star. New York: McClure, Philips & Co., 1906.
ANNE MURRAY
Murray, Anne, and David Livingstone. The Story So Far. Toronto: Prentice-Hall, 1981.
ERIC NICOL
Nicol, Eric. A Scar Is Born: Eric Nicol Takes His Canadian Play to Broadway. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1968.
LESLIE NIELSON
Nielsen, Leslie, and David Fisher. The Naked Truth. New York: Pocket Books/Simon Schuster Inc., 1993.
ALDEN NOWLAN (Sometime Playwright)
Toner, Patrick. If I Could Turn and Meet Myself: The Life of Alden Nowlan. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2000.
BETTY OLIPHANT
Oliphant, Betty. Miss O: My Life in Dance. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1996.
TOM PATTERSON
Patterson, Tom, and Allan Gould. First Stage: The Making of the Stratford Festival. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1987.
Patterson, Tom. They Never Rationed Courage: Letters Home from the War, 1940-1945. Stratford: Mercury Press, 1995.
MARY PICKFORD
Carey. Gary. Doug and Mary [Fairbanks and Pickford]. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977.
Eyman, Scott. Mary Pickford: From Here to Hollywood. Toronto: Harper Collins, 1990.
Pickford, Mary. Sunshine and Shadow. New York: Doubleday, 1955.
Whitfield, Eileen. Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood. Toronto: Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, 1997.
Windeler, Robert. Sweetheart: The Story of Mary Pickford. New York: Praeger, 1973.
—. Mary Pickford: Sweetheart of the World. New York: A Star Book Paperback, 1975 .
GORDON PINSENT
Pinsent, Gordon. By the Way. Toronto: Stoddart, 1992.
MAURICE PODBREY
Podbrey, Maurice, and Bruce Henry. Half Man, Half Beast. Montreal: Vehicule Press, 1997.
CAROLE POPE
Pope, Carole. Anti-diva: An Autobiography. Toronto: Random House, 2000.
AL PURDY (Poet and Radio Playwright)
Purdy, Al. Reaching for the Beaufort Sea: An Autobiography. Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 1993.
THOMAS RADDELL (Playwright)
Raddell, Thomas. In My Time: Thomas H. Raddall, A Memoir. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1970.
GILDA RADNER
Radner, Gilda. It's Always Something. New York: Avon Books, 1989.
HARRY RASKY
Rasky, Harry. Nobody Swings on Sunday: The Many Lives and Films of Harry Rasky. Ontario: Collier Macmillan, 1980.
—. God's Mercy. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 1999.
JAMES REANEY
Reaney, J. Stewart. James Reaney. Toronto: Gage, 1977.
Woodman, Ross G. James Reaney. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1971.
KEANU REEVES
Johnston, Sheila. Keanu Reeves. London: Pan Books, 1997.
Membery, York. Keanu Reeves. Broomall: Chelsea House, 1999.
Music Book Staff. Keanu Reeves: The Illustrated Story. Miami: Music Book Services Corp., 1996.
Nickson, Chris. Keanu Reeves. New York: Saint Martin's Press, 1996.
Robb, Brian J. Keanu Reeves: An Excellent Adventure. London: Plexus, 1997.
HORTON RHYS (Price, Morton)
Rhys, Horton (Morton Price). A Theatrical Trip for a Wager (1861). New York: Benjamin Blom Inc., 1969.
GWEN PHARIS RINGWOOD
Anthony, Geraldine. Gwen Pharis Ringwood. Boston: Twayne Publishers (G.K. Hall and Co.), 1981.
JUNE ROPER
Windreich, Leland. June Roper: Ballet Starmaker. Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es, 1999.
GABRIELLE ROY (BOOKS FILMED, AND ACTOR FOR LE CERCLE MOLIÈRE)
Clemente, Linda, and Bill Clemente. Gabrielle Roy: Creation and Memory. Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 1997.
Ricard, François. Gabrielle Roy: A Life. Trans. Patricia Claxton. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1994/Montréal: Éditions du Boréal, 1996.
ANNA RUSSELL
Russell, Anna. I'm Not Making This Up You Know: The Autobiography of the Queen of Musical Parody. Toronto: Macmillan, 1985.
CRAIG RUSSELL
Street, David. Craig Russell and His Ladies. Toronto: Gage, 1979.
TOBY (GORDON) RYAN
Ryan, Toby. Stage Left: Canadian Theatre in the Thirties: A Memoir by Toby Gordon Ryan. Downsview: Canadian Theatre Review Publications, 1981.
GEORGE RYGA
Hoffman, James. The Ecstasy of Resistance: A Biography of George Ryga. Toronto: E.C.W. Press, 1995.
Innes, Christopher. Politics and the Playwright: George Ryga. Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1985.
MACK SENNETT
Sennett, Mack. Mack Sennett: King of Comedy as Told to Cameron Shipp. New York: Doubleday, 1954.
GORDON SINCLAIR
Jack, Donald. The Story of C.F.R.B.: Sinc. Betty and the Morning Man. Toronto: Macmillan, 1977.
Sinclair, Gordon. Will the Real Gordon Sinclair Stand Up. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1966.
Young, Scott. Gordon Sinclair: A Life . . . And Then Some. Toronto: Ballantine, 1987.
BERNARD SLADE
Slade, Bernard. Shared Laughter. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000.
AMBROSE SMALL
Small, Ambrose. The Strange Case of Ambrose Small. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1974.
ARNOLD SPOHR
Crabb, Michael. An Instinct for Success: Arnold Spohr and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Toronto: Dance Collections Danse Press/es, 2001.
SARA LEE STADELMAN
Stadelman, Sara Lee. Walk-ons and Bit Parts. Manotick: Penumbra, 2000.
ERIC STEINER
Jack, Steven, ed. Eric Steiner: A Life in the Theatre. Toronto: Burgher Books, 1994.
ANNA SWAN
Langville, Jacqueline. Giants Angus Mcaskill and Anna Swan. Tantallon: Four East Publications Ltd., 1990.
Swan, Susan. The Biggest Modern Woman of the World. Toronto: L + OD Press, 2001.
CLAIRE DRAINIE TAYLOR
Taylor, Claire Drainie. The Surprise of My Life. Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier UP, 1998.
DAVE THOMAS
Thomas, Dave. S.C.T.V. Behind the Scenes. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1996.
MICHEL TREMBLAY
Belair, Michel. Michel Tremblay. Montréal: Les Presses de l'université de Québec, 1972.
Usmiani, Renate. Michel Tremblay. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 1982.
MARGARET TRUDEAU (Sometime Actor)
Trudeau, Margaret. Beyond Reason. New York: Paddington, 1979.
—. Consequences. New York: Seal, 1980.
TONY VAN BRIDGE
Van Bridge, Tony. Also in the Cast: The Memoirs of Tony Van Bridge. Oakville: Mosaic Press and the Academy of the Shaw Festival, 1995.
ANNE-MARIE VILLENEUVE
Faucher, François. Anne-Marie Villeneuve. Montréal: Jean Faucher, 2000.
BORIS VOLKOFF
Mitchell, Leonore Lillian. Boris Volkoff: Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer. Doctoral thesis. Ann Arbor: 1985.
CORLISS POWERS WALKER (C.P. Walker)
Harvey, Ruth. Curtain Time. Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1949.
PAMELA WALLIN
Wallin, Pamela. Since You Asked. Toronto: Random House, 1998.
AL WAXMAN
Waxman, Al. That's What I am. Toronto: Malcolm Lester Books, 1999.
RONALD WEYMAN
Weyman, Ron. In Love and War: A Memoir. Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1995.
RUSS WHITEBONE
Whitebone, Russ. Showman: The Russ Whitebone Story. Fredericton: Fiddlehead Books/Goose Lane Editions, 1986.
HERBERT WHITTAKER
Whittaker, Herbert. Whittaker's Theatre 1944-1975. Ed. Ronald Bryden and Boyd Neil. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1985.
—. Whittaker's Theatricals. Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1993.
—. Setting the Stage. Kingston: Queen's UP, 1999.
WILLIAM BURKE WOOD
Wood, William Burke. Personal Recollections of the Stage. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1855.
LESLIE YEO
Yeo, Leslie. A Thousand and One First Nights. Oakville: Mosaic Press and the Academy of the Shaw Festival, 1998.
PLUS OTHER AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OR BIOGRAPHIES CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS, BUT NOT YET PUBLISHED / LES AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OU BIOGRAPHIES ATTENDUES, MAIS NON-PUBLIÉS
PEGGY BAKER
Anderson, Carol. Peggy Baker: A Portrait. Toronto: Dance Collections Danse Press/es. Scheduled 2002.
DAVE BROADFOOT
Broadfoot, Dave with Barbara Sears. Old Enough To Say What I Think.
CÉLINE DION
Thomas, William. Céline Dion: An Unauthorized Biography. [Exact Title Unknown]
GINO EMPRY
Empry, Gino. [Memoirs. Tile Unknown]
MICHAEL J. FOX
Fox, Michael J. Lucky Man. [Memoirs]
DAVID GARDNER
Gardner, David. A Shy Extrovert. [Memoirs]
ROBERT GILL
Pegg, Wilf. The Gill Years. [Photographs and Captions]
NICHOLAS GOLDSCHMIDT
Setterfield, Gwenlyn. Nicholas Goldschmidt: Canada's Musical Energy Field. [Working Title] Toronto: U of Toronto P. Scheduled 2002.
MARY GRANNAN
Hume, Margaret. [Biography. Title Unknown]
ELIZABETH STERLING HAYNES
Day, Moira. [Biography. Title Unknown]
JOHN HIRSCH
Hendry, Tom. [About John Hirsch and the Beginnings of the Manitoba Theatre Centre]. [Title Unknown]
E. PAULINE JOHNSON
Gray, Charlotte. [Biography. Title Unknown] Scheduled 2002.
MARGOT KIDDER
Kidder, Margot. Calamities. [Memoirs] New York: Simon & Schuster.
W.O. MITCHELL
Mitchell, Barbara and Ormond Mitchell. Vol.2 of Biography of W.O. Mitchell. [Title Unknown]
BARRY MORSE
Morse, Barry. [Memoirs. Title Unknown]
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER
Plummer, Christopher. [Memoirs. Title Unknown]
ARTHUR MCKEE RANKIN
Beasley, David. [Biography. Title Unknown]
JAMES REANEY
Reaney, James. [Memoirs. Title Unknown]
KATE REID
Sperdakos, Paula. [Biography. Title Unknown]
DON RUBIN
Rubin, Don. Letters to Lynda: A Postmodern Memoir. [Tentative Title]
GRANT STRATE
Strate, Grant. (Memoirs. Title unknown) Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es. Scheduled 2002.
With special thanks to Gail Carr for deadline typing and to Anne van Burek for translating the introduction into French.