Don Harron

Canadian actor and comedian
Person Human Q3036029
Don Harron
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 19, 1924
Date of death
January 17, 2015
Place of birth
Toronto
Place of death
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[11]
Cause of death
esophageal cancer[19]
Family name
Harron[20]
Given name
Don[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Donald Hugh Harron en Don Harron ar دون هارون fr Donald Harron he דון הרון ja ドン・ハロン ru Доналд Хэррон zh-hant 丹·賀倫
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VIAF cluster ID
21051099
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83035710
GND ID
173479316
AllMovie person ID
p270941, p30732
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001656357
AlloCiné person ID
59154
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14185637r
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
87157
Discogs artist ID
2496206
Europeana entity
agent/base/71444
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Fandango person ID
282105
Film.ru person ID
donald-herron
Find a Grave memorial ID
141537148
Freebase ID
/m/05f5vf
IMDb ID
nm0365999
IdRef ID
18414955X
Internet Broadway Database person ID
5080
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
24836
J9U entity ID
987014796142305171
Kinobox person ID
866296
Kinopoisk person ID
185772
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-152
SNAC ARK ID
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Sinemalar person ID
349439
Songkick artist ID
2899041
Swedish Film Database person ID
133034
TMDB person ID
95155
WikiTree person ID
Harron-147
WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
123038

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Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
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Don
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Manner of death 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Don Harron was born in Toronto[1]. He was born on September 19, 1924[2]. He died in Toronto[3]. He died on January 17, 2015[4]. He worked as a librettist[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film director[8], and musician[9].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[13], a public research university[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1827[25], headquartered in Toronto[26] and Vaughan Road Academy[14], a high school[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1927[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Canada[15], a grade of an order[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1967[32]; Order of Ontario[16], a state order[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1986[35]; and Earle Grey Award[17], a television award[36], in Canada[37].

FAQs

Where was Don Harron born?

Born in Toronto[1].

Where did Don Harron die?

Don Harron died in Toronto[3].

Who was Don Harron married to?

Don Harron's spouses include Virginia Leith[10].

What did Don Harron do for work?

Don Harron worked as librettist[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film director[8], and musician[9].

Where did Don Harron go to school?

Don Harron was educated at University of Toronto[13] and Vaughan Road Academy[14].

What awards did Don Harron receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[15], Order of Ontario[16], and Earle Grey Award[17].

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  13. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 173479316
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  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Virginia Leith
    Award received → Officer of the Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, Earle Grey Award
    Place of death → Toronto
    Country of citizenship → Canada
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