Mervyn Blake

Mervyn Blake
Born	Mervyn Alexander Clifford Blake (1907-11-30)30 November 1907 Dehradun, India
Died	9 October 2003(2003-10-09) (aged 95)
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	actor
Awards	Order of Canada

Mervyn Alexander Clifford Blake, CM (30 November 1907 – 9 October 2003) was a Canadian stage actor.

Born in Dehradun, India, he joined the Stratford Festival of Canada in 1957. He was the first Stratford actor to appear in Shakespeare's entire canon of plays.

In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for "his dedication to his craft and to the development of the Stratford Festival".

References

"Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". Retrieved 16 March 2006.
Allison Lawlor (2003). "Father figure to the Canadian stage". The Globe and Mail. Missing or empty |url= (help)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 146532751 LCCN: n00037949

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