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Ed Mirvish

American-Canadian businessman

Yehuda Edwin "Honest Ed" Mirvish, (July 24, 1914 – July 11, 2007) was an American-Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his flagship business, Honest Ed's, a landmark discount store in downtown Toronto, and as a patron of the arts, instrumental in promoting live theatre in Toronto.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ed Mirvish (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 24, 1914, died Jul 11, 2007.¹

Companies

Honest Ed'sFounder¹³

Career

Occupation: impresario.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Honest Ed's³

Personal life

BornJul 24, 1914, Colonial Beach⁵
DiedJul 11, 2007, St. Michael's Hospital^{6 7}
CitizenshipUnited States⁸
SpouseAnne Lazar Mirvish^{7 9}

Awards

Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire¹⁰
Date not recordedLaurence Olivier Awards¹⁰
Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of Canada^{10 11}
Date not recordedOrder of Ontario¹⁰

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WikidataEd Mirvish on Wikidata
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WikipediaEd Mirvish on Wikipedia
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WikidataEd Mirvish: Founded Honest Ed's, on Wikidata
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WikidataEd Mirvish: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataEd Mirvish: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataEd Mirvish: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported
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WikidataEd Mirvish: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataEd Mirvish: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataEd Mirvish: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataEd Mirvish: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataHonest Ed's, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsEd Mirvish photo by The original uploader was Gilabrand at English Wikipedia .; cropped by Before My Ken ( talk ) 03:30, 16 May 2009 (UTC), CC BY 2.5

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