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Lawrence, Lionel H.
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[193-]-
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Lionel Lawrence taught drama at Dalhousie between 1965-1980, first within the Department of English and then in the newly formed Department of Theatre, where he also served as chair from 1973-1980. He left Dalhousie for an appointment as Dean of Fine Arts at York University from 1980-1984, and in 1986 moved to Perth to set up a professional training school, the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, before becoming Director of the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne in 1986.
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Theatre (1969-2014)
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Dates of relationship
1965-1980
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Lionel Lawrence was the second chair of the Department of Theatre, from 1973-1980.