People Mercer, Ruby

Ruby Mercer

Ruby Mercer, CM (26 July 1906 – 26 January 1999) was an American-born Canadian writer, broadcaster, soprano and entrepreneur. Mercer was born in Athens, Ohio, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she founded Opera Canada, a periodical for which she served as editor from 1960 to 1990. She also founded the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, and served as its first president. She was host of CBC Radio's weekly show Opera Time from 1962 to 1979, as well as its successor Opera In Stereo from 1979 to 1984. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1906, Athens
Died: 1999, Toronto

Occupation(s): journalist, singer, opera singer, biographer, music journalist, writer

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