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Joy Coghill

Canadian actress, director and writer

Joy Dorothy Coghill-Thorne, CM, (May 13, – January 20, ) was a Canadian actress, director, and writer.[1] Her obituary in The Vancouver Sun described her as having had "a seven-decade run at the top of the Vancouver theatre world."[2]

Early life and education

Coghill was born in Findlater, Saskatchewan, Canada on May 13, ,[3] the daughter of J.G.

Coghill and Dorothy Pollard Coghill.[4] Her father was a Presbyterian minister.[2] She was educated at King's Park Secondary School and Queen's Park Secondary School in Glasgow, Scotland.[5] After returning to Canada, she attended Kitsilano Secondary School and began performing in school theatre productions.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in [4]

Career

Coghill and Myra Benson founded Canada's first professional touring children's theatre, Holiday Theatre in [6] From to , Coghill was the artistic director of the Vancouver Playhouse.

She was the first woman to hold that position.[7] In , Coghill founded Western Gold, a theatre company for senior professional actors in Vancouver. She also served as a director for the National Theatre School's English drama section in [5][8] She held honorary degrees from Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.[9]

Her best-known work is Song of This Place, a play about the Canadian artist Emily Carr.

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    • In addition to her writing, Coghill has made guest appearances on Da Vinci's Inquest as Portia Da Vinci and as the dying human host Saroosh/Selmak on the Stargate SG-1 episode "The Tok'ra, Part 1 & 2".[10]

    Coghill received four Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for her theatrical accomplishments in Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance Award (–),[11] Community Recognition Award (–),[12] Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (–),[13] and Unique Mandate and Contribution to the Theatre Community (–).[14]

    Other awards include a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, the Gemini Humanitarian Award,[6] the Dominion Drama Festival acting award and a Canadian drama award.[4] On October 25, , she was made a member of the Order of Canada and cited as "a champion of Canadian talent and quality and as "a continuing inspiration to her colleagues in theatre throughout the country."[15]

    Personal life

    Coghill was married to John Thorne, a producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[2] On January 20, , Coghill died of massive heart failure at St.

    Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was She was survived by three children and two grandchildren.[16]

    Plays

    Filmography

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    References

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      In , the CBC transferred Jack Thorne to Montreal, to produce drama, and Joy was appointed the first female Artistic Director, English Acting Section, of the National Theatre School. After two years, in the post, Joy began to pursue acting full time.

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    4. ^ abcCreative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Creative and Performing Artists. University of Toronto Press. ISBN&#;. Retrieved 31 May
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    9. ^ abSmith, Charlie (January 22, ). "Director, actor, producer, and humanitarian Joy Coghill dies". The Georgia Straight.

      Joy cog hill biography channel 7 Joy Dorothy Coghill-Thorne, CM, (May 13, – January 20, ) was a Canadian actress, director, and writer. [1] Her obituary in The Vancouver Sun described her as having had "a seven-decade run at the top of the Vancouver theatre world.".

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    11. ^Robert, Veronique (). "Putting a generation on the stage".

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      Joy cog hill biography channel Born on May 13, in Findlater, Saskatchewan to Reverend George Coghill and Dorothy (Pollard) Coghill, the family moved to Scotland where a milder climate would be kinder to her ailing father. After he died in the first year of World War II (), Joy and her mother returned to Canada, settling in Vancouver where Joy attended Kitsilano High.

      Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved January 27,

    13. ^Approaching the Possible: The World of Stargate SG-1 p, Jo Storm
    14. ^"The 7th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards". The Jessies. Archived from the original on 31 May Retrieved 31 May
    15. ^"The 8th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards".

      Joy cog hill biography channel youtube: Joy Dorothy Coghill-Thorne, CM, (May 13, – January 20, ) was a Canadian actress, director, and writer. [1] Her obituary in The Vancouver Sun described her as having had "a seven-decade run at the top of the Vancouver theatre world.".

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    16. ^"The 9th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards". The Jessies. Archived from the original on 31 May Retrieved 31 May
    17. ^"The 17th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards". The Jessies.

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    18. ^"(award citation)". The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston.

      Cog hill farm Joy Coghill. Actress: Double Jeopardy. Joy Coghill was born on in Findlater, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for Double Jeopardy (), Stargate SG-1 () and The Beachcombers (). She was married to John Thorne. She died on 20 January in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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    19. ^"Acclaimed actor, director and playwright Joy Coghill-Thorne dies at 90". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. January 24, Archived from the original on 31 May Retrieved 31 May

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