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    Denise Filiatrault

    Denise Filiatrault, actress, producer (b at Montreal 16 May 1931). Primarily an accomplished cabaret artist, Denise Filiatrault attained star status on TV in the 1960s, by working as a duo with Dominique MICHEL in Moi et l'autre (1967-71) and in numerous "Bye Byes" (end-of-year performances).

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    Denise Fujiwara

    Denise Hanayo Fujiwara, dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher and impresario (born 22 August 1954 in Toronto, ON). Denise Fujiwara is the co-founder of the collective Toronto Independent Dance Enterprise (TIDE) (1978), creator of Fujiwara Dance Inventions (1991) and co-founder and artistic director of the CanAsian International Dance Festival (1997–2022). She was awarded the Toronto Arts Foundation's Muriel Sherrin Award for international achievement in dance (2013) and the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts (2025).

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    Denise Morelle

    Denise Morelle, actress (born 3 December 1925 in Montréal, QC; died 17 July 1984 in Montreal, QC). This beloved actress dedicated most of her career to the theater. She was made famous by her many appearances on children’s television programs on Radio-Canada, most notably for her famous character, Dame Plume. Her sordid murder, which remained unsolved for many years, caused much consternation in Québec society and the arts community.

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    Denise Pelletier

    Denise Pelletier, actor (b at Saint-Jovite, Qc 22 May 1923; d at Montréal 24 May 1976).

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    Denise Robert

    Denise Robert, producer (born 1954 in Ottawa, ON). One of Québec’s most prominent film producers, Denise Robert has been behind some of the most important and successful Québec films of the past 25 years, from Robert Lepage’s art house hit Le Confessionnal (1995) to Émile Gaudreault’s blockbuster De père en flic (2009), the highest-grossing French Canadian film to date.

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    Dennis Burton

    Dennis Burton, painter (b at Lethbridge, Alta 6 Dec 1933). Burton achieved renown in 1965 for his "Garterbeltmania" - large paintings of women in garterbelts.

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    Dennis Cooley

    Dennis Cooley, poet, educator (b at Estevan, Sask 1944). A founding editor of Turnstone Press, he was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Rochester and currently teaches at the University of Manitoba.

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    Dennis Farrell

    Dennis (Michael) Farrell. Composer, teacher, b Green Bay, Wisc, 18 Sep 1940, naturalized Canadian 1981; BA (St. Norbert College, Wisc) 1963, M MUS (Wisconsin) 1966, PH D (Wisconsin) 1968. Farrell's university program was in piano, composition, and theory, with a strong component of studies in Latin.

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    Dennis Fentie

    In 1996 Dennis Fentie entered territorial politics when he was elected to represent Watson Lake in Yukon's Legislative Assembly as a member of the NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

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    Dennis Foon

    In 1975, he co-founded Vancouver's GREEN THUMB THEATRE for Young People, which continues to hold its position as a leader in the advancement of theatre for education and social change.

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    Dennis Foon (Profile )

    On the grainy black-and-white footage of a social worker's assessment video, a boy's tousled head rests upon a desk. Slowly, the cherubic face turns to stare into the lens, impassive. "Hello," he says, his features suddenly erupting in volcanic rage. "F-- you," he spits into the camera.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 22, 1996

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    Dennis Hubert Chitty

    Dennis Hubert Chitty, zoologist (born 18 September 1912 in Bristol, England; died 3 February 2010 in Vancouver, BC ). Educated at University of Toronto and Oxford, he studied rodent populations as a research officer at the Bureau of Animal Population, Oxford, 1935-61.

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    Dennis King

    Dennis “Denny” King, 33rd premier of Prince Edward Island (2019–25), leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of PEI, journalist, communications specialist, author, storyteller (born 1 November 1971 in Georgetown, PEI). Before entering politics, Dennis King worked as a journalist, as director of communications for the Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI, and as executive director of the PEI Seafood Processors Association. He was elected leader of the PEI Progressive Conservatives party on 9 February 2019 and was sworn in as premier on 9 May 2019. In the general election of 23 April 2019, King and the PCs won a minority government — the first in PEI since the 1890s. King won re-election with a majority government 3 April 2023. However, he resigned on 21 February 2025 in the face of a looming tariff war instigated by US president Donald Trump.

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    Dennis Lee

    Dennis Beynon Lee, teacher, editor, critic, poet (b at Toronto 31 Aug 1939). A graduate in English from U of T (BA 1962, MA 1965), Lee has taught or served as writer-in-residence for various universities.

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    Dennis McDermott

    Dennis McDermott, trade unionist (born 3 November 1922 in Portsmouth, England; died 13 February 2003 in Peterborough, Ontario). McDermott came to Canada after WWII and in 1948 worked in Toronto as an assembler and a welder. In 1954 he became an organizer for the United Automobile Workers (UAW).

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