autobiography Sunshine Town (1954), a musical retelling of the Stephen Leacock biography The Ottawa Man (1958), a musical drama Louis Riel (1967), an opera composed by Harry Somers for which Moore wrote the libretto Johnny Belinda Musical play by Mavor Moore and John Fenwick, Charlottetown Festival, 1968 Belinda CBC Television adaptation of the musical, telecast March 9, 1977 Fauntleroy (1980) Other artistic activities Moore and his mother worked together to found the New Play Society, for which he served as producer/director of Spring Thaw, the society's annual comedy revue (1948-1965). He wrote a theatre critic section for the Toronto Telegram (1958-1960), and was arts critic for the Maclean's magazine (1968-1969). Family Moore married Darwina Faessler in 1943. They had four daughters, including Charlotte Moore and Tedde Moore, both Dora Mavor Moore Award winners. His second marriage, in 1968, was to Phyllis Grosskurth, ending in divorce in 1978. In 1980 he married opera singer Alexandra Browning, who survived him. He died in 2006, aged 87, after several years of ill health. His grandson is actor and music producer 40. Filmography References External links Mavor Moore fonds Mavor Moore Interview, Legend Library, TheatreMuseumCanada Canadian Communications Foundation biography CBC obituary Identifying Mavor Moore by Allan Boss, Ph.D. Discovering Mavor Moore by Allan Boss, Ph.D. 1919 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Companions of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Male actors from Toronto Members of the Order of British Columbia University of Toronto alumni Upper Canada College alumni Writers from Toronto York University faculty Governor General's Performing Arts Award winners Canadian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian historians 20th-century Canadian male writers Canadian male non-fiction writers