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Mr. Edwin Mirvish

  • Deceased

    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1987-12-21
      Invested on: 1988-05-06
      He is an entrepreneur par excellence, whose imaginative approach to retailing has proven successful whether applied to discount stores, boutiques, or restaurants. Turning his business skills to the public good, he has purchased and restored first Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, then the Old Vic in London, England, and turned them into showplaces for the best live theatre the world has to offer. This is a promotion within the Order.

    • Member of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1978-01-11
      Invested on: 1978-04-19
      In recognition of the imaginative approach he has brought to the restoration of the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto and of his vision and skill in putting private enterprise to work for the public good.