Mary Jolliffe
Mary Irene Patricia Jolliffe | |
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| Born | November 11, 1923 |
| Died | October 29, 2014 (aged 90)[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy and English |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre and performing arts publicist |
| Parent(s) | Rev. Richard Orlando Jolliffe Selina Matilda Dunfield |
| Relatives |
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| Awards | Member of the Silver Ticket Award |
Mary Irene Patricia Jolliffe, C.M. (November 11, 1923 – October 29, 2014), was a Canadian theatre and performing arts publicist.[1]
Early life
Jolliffe was born in
After graduating from a Canadian missionary school in
Career
Following graduation from the University of Toronto, Mary returned to China, as a teacher with the
Mary Jolliffe's brother-in-law,
After leaving Stratford, she went to Minnesota's Guthrie Theater.[5] Following that, she was the advance publicist of the Metropolitan Opera touring company and later as the personal publicist for opera impresario Rudolf Bing, the powerful general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.[2][5]
She went on to serve in public relations and communications positions from the inception, as well as during the ongoing operations, of such major Canadian arts activities as the
Honours
Jolliffe was appointed as a Member of the
The Mary Jolliffe Fund was established by the Ontario Arts Foundation in her honour as an arts publicist.[9]
The 2015 production of Oedipus Rex at the Stratford Festival was dedicated to the memory of Mary Jolliffe as the Festival's first Publicity Director.[10] When the play was first produced at Stratford in 1954, Mary Jolliffe was the publicist.
Other
She was a founding member of the Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) and one of its first tenants in Toronto.[2][11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Order of Canada Mary Irene Patricia Jolliffe, C.M." Order of Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mackay, Susan Ferrier (December 5, 2014). "Bold publicist Mary Jolliffe left an imprint on arts world". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-7710-6949-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-0919600676.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-77070-103-8.
- ISBN 978-1-77070-382-7.
- ISBN 978-0-8020-4109-8.
- ^ Saturday Night. Fengate Publishing Company. 1959.
- ^ "Mary Jolliffe Fund". Ontario Arts Foundation. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Mary Irene Patricia Jolliffe Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
External links
- Mary Jolliffe at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mary Jolliffe at IMDb