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William Morton (tenor)

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in 1949. From 1942 to 1951 he was a member of the CBC vocal quartet the Four Gentlemen which were a main feature of the radio program 'Carry On Canada'. In the 1950s he moved to Vancouver and was offered tenure by UBC but rejected. Later in the 50s he founded the
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in Toronto. He made his professional singing debut in 1932 and made his debut radio broadcast in 1933 on
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during the 1940s. With the CBC he notably performed the title role in the Canadian premiere of
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from the mid-1930s through the 1950s and was also one of the leading tenors of the
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Society. He died in February 1995 at the age of 82.
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