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5 unusual facts about Alan Lund


Alan Lund

From 1987 until his death he was a resident director of the Rainbow Stage.

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Later he directed and choreographed productions such as Kiss Me, Kate (Toronto, 1986).

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Lund trained as a dancer in his native Toronto and first established a performance reputation as a dance team with his wife Blanche, appearing during World War II in the revue Meet the Navy.

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From 1966 to 1986 he was artistic director of the Charlottetown Festival, where he directed the successful musical, Anne of Green Gables, and several other productions.

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The scholarship is awarded annually at the Alan Lund Tribute Show, a variety show and fundraiser at the Drayton Festival Theatre in Drayton, Ontario.


The World of Music

Wally Koster hosted A World of Music and introduced visiting artists such as Ernestine Anderson, Dorothy Collins, Alan and Blanche Lund, Lister Sinclair, Joyce Sullivan and The Travellers.


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