Persephone Theatre, Festival Antigonish, Lighthouse Theatre, Bastion Theatre, and Upper Canada Playhouse. Learning has been a frequent director at Australia's Canberra Repertory Society. He has also appeared as an actor at many theatres across Canada and guest-starred in a number of television shows and films, including playing the role of hockey pioneer Charles Hay in the mini-series Canada Russia '72, a film depicting the famous 1972 Summit Series. In 2011, Learning was the recipient of the Playhouse Honours award. This annual award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to community life through their work in the performing arts. In 2018, he was made a member of the Order of New Brunswick for achievements in the performing arts and for contributions to the theatre community and industry. On June 27, 2019, Governor General Julie Payette announced that Learning had been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honours. R. H. Thomson's special interviews with Walter Learning are included in Theatre Museum Canada's Legend Library, a video series dedicated to preserving and celebrating Canada's performing arts heritage. Bibliography Plays Frankenstein: The Man Who Became God - Clarke, Irwin, Toronto 1973 (with Alden Nowlan) The Dollar Woman - Playwrights Co-op, Toronto 1981 (with Alden Nowlan) The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca - Clarke, Irwin, Toronto 1987 (with Alden Nowlan) A Gift To Last (with Alden Nowlan) from the teleplay by Gordon Pinsent Books Gifts to Last: Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland, ed. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions References External links Walter Learning at The Canadian Encyclopedia Walter Learning at the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia Walter Learning directs , Canberra, Australia Theatre Museum Canada—Canadian Legends series The Dennis Report 1938 births 2020 deaths Canadian theatre directors Writers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Male actors from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian male stage actors 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Bishop Feild School alumni Canadian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian male writers Members of the Order of Canada Place of death missing Canadian artistic directors