Nominated by: Adam Bronstone

Why John Hirsch should be a Great Manitoban:

Claim to fame: Founder, Manitoba Theatre Centre

Manitoba dosage: 3

Fast Facts: Born in Hungary, came to Winnipeg as a refugee after World War II...Founded MTC in 1958 and was its first artistic director...Later became artistic director of the Stratford Festival and head of TV drama for CBC...His stage productions in New York and Los Angeles received many awards, including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Obie Award and the Outer Circle Critics Award.

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• Along with Arnold Spohr of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, another nominee here, he helped build the foundation for Winnipeg's excellence in the performing arts today, an excellence that facilitates attracting talented artists to Winnipeg on an ongoing basis.

  Posted by: Gord Richardson | 2008-06-30 09:32:17

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