Murray Dryden
Murray Dryden | |
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Born | |
Died | February 1, 2004 | (aged 92)
Known for | Philanthropist |
Children | Ken Dryden, Dave Dryden and Judy Dryden |
Murray Dryden, CM (October 14, 1911 – February 1, 2004) was a Canadian philanthropist. He was also the father of Hockey Hall of Famer and politician Ken Dryden, Dave Dryden and Judy Dryden.
Born in Domain, Manitoba, the eldest of eight children of Scottish parents, Dryden worked on his family's 408-acre (1.65 km2) farm until finishing grade 11 in 1928 [1] when he moved to Winnipeg to look for a job. In 1932, he found work selling plant food in Hamilton, Ontario and married Margaret Campbell in 1938. They had three children: Ken, Dave, and Judy. In 1948, Dryden moved with his family to Etobicoke, in the western portion of Toronto, where he sold building materials. An amateur photographer, he enjoyed taking pictures of children at sleep.[2]
In 1970, after retiring, Dryden founded with his wife the charity
In 1972, Dryden and Jim Hunt wrote the book Playing the Shots at Both Ends: The Story of Ken and Dave Dryden (
References
- ^ Maclean's article on Murray Dryden, reprinted in The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Murray Dryden Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sleeping Children Around the World Our Dream, Mission, and Core Values Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ SCAW About Us page Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Late Murray Dryden, C.M.