Allan attempted to make the transition to television in the 1950s, but never matched the extraordinary success he'd reached in the medium of radio. He later became the first Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival (1963–65) and was a prolific freelance writer and guest commentator on CBC Radio and Television until his death.[3]
Allan's office chair from his tenure as head of CBC Radio Drama, an old wooden armchair, is an icon at CBC Radio's Toronto headquarters. It sits on a pedestal outside of the drama recording studio and is handed down from one head of drama to the next.
In September 1939, Allan, traveling with his fiancée, American-Canadian actress Judith Evelyn, from Saskatchewan, was a survivor of the torpedoing of the SS Athenia. Mr. Allan's elderly father died in the aftermath of the disaster, when the lifeboat the three of them were in was accidentally sunk by a rescue ship.[1]: 83, 90
Referencesedit
^ abcdeAllan, Andrew (1974). Andrew Allan: A Self-Portrait. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada.
^"Andrew Allen". BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ abKennedy, John L. (20 October 2014). "Andrew Edward Fairbairn Allan". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External linksedit
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Communications Foundation 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
Radio Drama's Irascible and Troubled Prince
Dictionary of Literary Biography on Andrew (Edward Fairbairn) Allan
andrew, allan, radio, executive, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, andrew, allan, radio, executive, ne. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Andrew Allan radio executive news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Andrew Edward Fairbairn Allan 1907 1974 born in Arbroath Scotland 1 6 was the national head of CBC Radio Drama from 1943 to 1955 2 He oversaw the work of some of the finest talents of the day writers and actors such as Lister Sinclair Mavor Moore W O Mitchell 1 111 Jane Mallett John Drainie Barry Morse 1 117 Christopher Plummer 1 123 James Doohan and many others 3 Andrew AllanBornAndrew Edward Fairbairn Allan1907Arbroath Scotland United KingdomDied1974Toronto Ontario CanadaOccupation s Canadian radio and theatre producer director writerSpousesDianne Foster to 1951 Linda Trenholme Ballantyne to 1955 Allan attempted to make the transition to television in the 1950s but never matched the extraordinary success he d reached in the medium of radio He later became the first Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival 1963 65 and was a prolific freelance writer and guest commentator on CBC Radio and Television until his death 3 Allan s office chair from his tenure as head of CBC Radio Drama an old wooden armchair is an icon at CBC Radio s Toronto headquarters It sits on a pedestal outside of the drama recording studio and is handed down from one head of drama to the next In September 1939 Allan traveling with his fiancee American Canadian actress Judith Evelyn from Saskatchewan was a survivor of the torpedoing of the SS Athenia Mr Allan s elderly father died in the aftermath of the disaster when the lifeboat the three of them were in was accidentally sunk by a rescue ship 1 83 90 References edit a b c d e Allan Andrew 1974 Andrew Allan A Self Portrait Toronto The Macmillan Company of Canada Andrew Allen BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Retrieved 13 February 2023 a b Kennedy John L 20 October 2014 Andrew Edward Fairbairn Allan The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved 13 February 2023 External links editCanadian Theatre Encyclopedia Canadian Communications Foundation Archived 2006 10 10 at the Wayback Machine Radio Drama s Irascible and Troubled Prince Dictionary of Literary Biography on Andrew Edward Fairbairn Allan Andrew Allan fonds R5618 at Library and Archives Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Allan radio executive amp oldid 1172425132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
