Edwin (Ed) Mirvish was a theatrical producer and entrepreneur who is famous for his “Honest Ed’s” discount department stores in Toronto. He was an influential patron of the arts, and is known for revitalizing theatre culture in Toronto by purchasing and refurbishing the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
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Ed Mirvish (Main)
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Edwin Mirvish (altName)
BE [https://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=1180&t=12&ln=Mirvish(https://goo.gl/O7ww6T)] |
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| Related Pages | Ed Mirvish on LGLC
Ed Mirvish on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1914/07/24 |
| Birth Place | Colonial Beach |
| Death Date | 2007/07/11 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/TOR/ |
| Identities |
American
BG [James V. Defelice, “Ed (Edwin) Mirvish,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 3 February 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mirvish-edwin] CanadianBG [James V. Defelice, “Ed (Edwin) Mirvish,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 3 February 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mirvish-edwin] |
| Orders of Merit | Member of the Order of Canada (1978-01-11) Officer of the Order of Canada (1987-12-21) Order of Ontario (1994) |