Lister Sinclair was born on January 9, 1921 in Mumbai, India as Lister S. Sinclair. He was a writer and actor, known for Bethune (1964), Opera School (1952) and A Is for Aardvark (1954). He died on October 16, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 24, 1985 for his services to communications in Canada.
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He was born in India to Scottish parents, and raised in England. He held degrees in mathematics and physics (University of British Columbia).
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He was a broadcaster for CBC (Canada) for 55 years. He wrote dozens of radio and television plays. He served as vice president of the CBC, and helped organize the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). He was interested in and knowledgeable about many things, including poetry, math, music, and literature. He once said he wanted to die learning.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Festival
1963
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
Startime
1960
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
Folio
TV Series 2 episodes, 1955 - 1957 play - 3 episodes, 1956 - 1958
First Performance
1957
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Armchair Theatre
1957
TV Series writer - 1 episode
ITV Television Playhouse
1956
TV Series story - 1 episode
Encounter
TV Series 3 episodes, 1953 - 1955 writer - 1 episode, 1952
A Is for Aardvark
1954
TV Series documentary creator
A Thousand Million Years
1954
Short
Point Pelee: Nature Sanctuary
1953
Documentary short writer
Opera School
1952
Short documentary
The Man in the Peace Tower
1951
Documentary short
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Phoenix
1990
Short voice
Great Performances
1981
TV Series
Host
Programme X
1972
TV Series
Narrator
The Wayne & Shuster Show
1955
TV Series Himself
- Magazine 1955 ... Himself
Folio
1955
TV Series
Narrator / Narrator (segment 'Othello')
Riches of the Earth
1954
Short
Narrator (voice)
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Is for Aardvark
1954
TV Series documentary producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Life and Times
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
At the Wheel: After the Crash
1986
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
At the Wheel: The Road Ahead
1986
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
At the Wheel: Under the Influence
1986
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Water Supply and Sanitation in Development, Film 1: People and Problems
1985
Documentary short
Water Supply and Sanitation in Development, Film 2: Problems and Solutions
1985
Documentary short
Narrator (voice)
Water Supply and Sanitation in Development, Film 3: Solutions and People
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