Al Waxman Collection

DESCRIPTION

Al Waxman fonds [artifacts, graphic materials, textual materials, photographs, moving images and sound]; circa 1950s - 2001.

Al Waxman (1935-2001) was a Canadian actor and director, best known for his iconic role as King of Kensington. Along with his notable work in film and television acting, he performed on stage at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, and was a founding member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Waxman was posthumously inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and is immortalized as a statue in Kensington Market in Toronto.

Archival materials related to the life and career of Canadian actor Al Waxman, including costumes, promotional materials, awards and books.

ACCESSION 2003-015

11 artifacts: costumes, props, ephemera, awards

17 graphic materials: 6 sketches/caricatures, 4 awards/certificates, 1 advertisement,1 puzzle,

20 linear cm. (18 units/files) printed materials: books, magazines, newspapers, clippings, programmes

30 linear cm. (22 units/files) textual materials: correspondence, scripts, research files

114 photographic materials: 85 b+w prints; 29 colour prints/snapshots

123 moving images (video recordings): 59 ½ inch VHS (includes reference copies), 61 ¾ inch U-matic (includes reference copies), 3 Betacam SP

29 moving images (film): 16 mm

24 sound recordings: 20 ¼ in. cassettes, 2 audio reels, 1 vinyl disk 45 rpm, 1 CD