Herbert Whittaker was a Canadian film maker, writer, director, and set designer. He moved to Toronto in 1949, and began working at the Jupiter Theatre and the Crest Theatre. In 1961 he gained notoriety for his work on an Inuit inspired version of King Lear, and his work as a director at a number of University of Toronto productions. He was also a prolific theatre critic, working for the Montréal Gazette, and the Globe and Mail.
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Herbert Whittaker (Main)
BE [n68.8]
Herbert William Whittaker (altName)
BE [Patrick B. O’neill, “Herbert William Whittaker,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 12 June 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/herbert-william-whittaker] |
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| Related Pages | Herbert Whittaker on LGLC
Herbert Whittaker on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1910/09/20 |
| Birth Place | Montreal |
| Death Date | 2006/09/09 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/TOR/ |
| Occupations |
Critic
1937 - 1975 https://lglc.ca/event/n68.8 Patrick B. O’neill, “Herbert William Whittaker,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 12 June 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/herbert-william-whittaker Designer Theatre1933 Patrick B. O’neill, “Herbert William Whittaker,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 12 June 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/herbert-william-whittaker |
| Orders of Merit | Officer of the Order of Canada (1976-01-14) |
| Associated Periodicals |
Montreal Gazette (Critic)
1937 - 1949 Patrick B. O’neill, “Herbert William Whittaker,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 12 June 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/herbert-william-whittaker The Globe and Mail, The Globe Magazine (Critic)1968/01/16 BCE [n68.8] |