Of All People

Of All People
Genre	biography
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ross McLean
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	12 June 1972 – 2 January 1974

Of All People is a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1972 to 1974.

Premise

This series featured profiles of Canadians who were not celebrities such as couple Fred and Mary Allison celebrating a 50th anniversary, octogenarian coin and stamp collector Vinnie Green, Newfoundlander Leonard Evans and his 14 children, Uxbridge Township dogcatcher Anne Barrett. One episode included poet Al Purdy who later received the Order of Canada and Order of Ontario.^[1]

Production

Segment producers included Martyn Burke, Martin Lavut and Donald Shebib.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 12 June to 21 August 1972. It returned the following year on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. from 27 May to 19 August 1973, then finally Mondays at 10:00 p.m. from 3 June to 2 September 1974.

References

1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Of All People". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1248. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Of All People". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Obs.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.