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    Diane Oxner

    Diane Oxner. Soprano, teacher, b Lunenburg, NS, 10 Nov 1928; B MUS (Curtis) 1954. Her mother, Pearl Young Oxner (1899-1968), was active locally for 50 years as a contralto, a teacher, and the conductor of the Lunenburg Male Choir, which performed at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

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    Diane Schoemperlen

    Diane Schoemperlen, short-story writer, novelist, teacher, editor (b at Thunder Bay, Ont 9 July 1954). Diane Schoemperlen grew up in Thunder Bay, Ont, and attended Lakehead University. After graduating in 1976, she spent a summer studying at the Banff Centre, under such writers as W.O.

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    Dianne Warren

    Dianne Warren, fiction writer, playwright (b at Ottawa 28 Aug 1950). Dianne Warren grew up in Saskatchewan and attended the UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, where she did coursework with writers such as Joan Givner and Ken MITCHELL, and graduated in 1976 with a BFA in visual arts.

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    Dick Armin

    Richard ('Dick') Armin. Cellist, b Winkler, Man, 13 Aug 1944 (Paul's twin); performance certificate (Indiana) 1963. He studied cello 1957-61 with Thaddeus Markevitch in Detroit, in 1961 with Luigi Silva in New York, and 1962-4 with János Starker at Indiana University.

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    Dick Damron

    Joseph Glenn “Dick” Damron, singer, songwriter, guitarist, banjoist (born 22 March 1934 in Bentley, near Red Deer, AB; died 29 March 2025 in Lacombe, AB). Dick Damron was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

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    Dick Nolan

    Richard Francis Nolan, singer, songwriter, guitarist (born 4 February 1939 in Corner Brook, NL; died 13 December 2005 in Carbonear, NL).

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    Dick Todd

    Dick Todd. Singer (baritone), b Montreal 4 Aug 1914, d ? He sang at 17 with George Sims' dance band at Belmont Park in Montreal and was subsequently heard on local and national (CBC) radio, the latter with the orchestras of Allan McIver and Lucio Agostini. He moved to New York in 1938.

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    Diedre Irons

    Diedre (Allison) Irons. Pianist, teacher, b Winnipeg 9 Mar 1945; LRSM 1965, B MUS (Manitoba) 1965, Artist Diploma (Curtis) 1968. After early training with Megan Howes, Diedre Irons began studies at 11 with S.C.

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    Dimitri Dimakopoulos

    Dimitri Dimakopoulos, architect, urban designer (b at Athens, Greece 14 Sept 1929; d at Montréal 7 Nov 1995).

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    Dionne Brand

    Dionne Brand, CM, poet, writer, filmmaker, educator, activist (born 7 January 1953 in Guayaguayare, Trinidad). Dionne Brand is one of Canada’s most accomplished poets. She is known for her experimental poetry, which challenges assumptions of gender identity, sexuality and race. She has published books, contributed to anthologies, and directed and edited several documentaries for the National Film Board. She has also held various positions teaching literature, creative writing and women’s studies at universities across Canada and the United States. Winner of the Governor General’s Award and the Griffin Poetry Prize, and a former poet laureate of Toronto, Brand was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2017 for her contributions to Canadian literature.

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    Dionysos

    Dionysos. Rock group established in Montreal in 1969 consisting of Paul-André Thibert (voice, recorder), Éric Clément (guitars), Jean-Pierre Legault (bass guitar), replaced by Fernand Durand in 1971, Robert Lepage (drums), and André (keyboardist) Mathieu (electronic keyboards).

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    Director X

    Julien Christian Lutz (a.k.a. Director X, Little X), director, filmmaker, mental health advocate (born 31 October 1975 in Toronto, ON). After starting out as the protégé of music video maven Hype Williams, Director X directed the music video for “Northern Touch,” a landmark in Canadian hip hop. He has since directed more than 100 music videos for some of the biggest names in hip hop and popular music, including such iconic videos as Destiny’s Child’s “Bootylicious,” Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend,” and Drake’s “Started from the Bottom” and “Hotline Bling.” Director X has also made feature films and art installations. He was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2022.

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    Dirk Jr Keetbaas

    Dirk Jr. Keetbaas. Flutist, record producer, composer, b Scheveningen, Holland, 20 Jun 1921, naturalized Canadian 1930, d Calgary 27 Jul 1995. He was the son of Dirk Keetbaas Senior (b Amsterdam 1895, d Calgary 16 Jun 1988), an Ottawa violist and conductor.

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    Dixie Dean

    'Dixie' (George William) Dean. Accordionist, teacher, composer, b London 25 Sep 1916, d Toronto 16 May 1987. Taken to Canada in 1923, Dixie Dean began his career in Toronto on radio (CFRB and CBC) and in dance bands during the 1930s.

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    Dixie Flyers

    Dixie Flyers. Bluegrass group, formed in July 1974 in London, Ont. Founding members were Brian Abbey (bass), Bert Baumbach (guitar), Dennis LePage (banjo), and Ken Palmer (mandolin). Willie P.

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