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Channel: Back Lane Studios
Date: 29/06/2020

This clip of Don Cullen reading one of his poems comes from a documentary we have been working about him at Back Lane Studios. 
Like many a Canadian, actor, writer and Bohemian Embassy founder Don Cullen has always been self-effacing. But his generous accomplishments in helping many Canadian authors, musicians, comics and cultural entrepreneurs grow and develop, some  into superstars, deserve an Order of Canada. From the early 1960s, when he ran the Bohemian Embassy coffee house, consider this list: Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Gordon Lightfoot, Ian and Sylvia, Lorne Michaels, Mark Breslin — and that’s just the beginning. Don also gave immense support to other artists, including playwright David Freeman, whose revolutionary play Creeps gave the disabled a voice. 
Not only was Don a force behind the scenes, he was also front and centre in many television, radio  and stage productions, given his comedic talent and facility with accents. Those of us of a certain age might well remember him from his many years on the Wayne & Shuster Show.
This video about Don was made by eight senior novice film-makers taking part in our New Horizons for Seniors Program-funded SilverShorts Program. Thanks go to Ava Goodman, Elliette Stanley, Gillian Haley, Sharon Clark, Vida Farella, Vida Juozaitis, Carol Campbell and Domenic Cuzzocrea for their work.  And let's not forget our mentors, Jeana McCabe and Jordan McTavish.
We would also like to thank Moose Creek Productions, Andraow Media and writer, producer, director Christopher Valley Ban for clips from his film "Behind the Bohemian Embassy."
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