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== People from Halifax ==
== People from Halifax ==
Do we want a page for Halifax?
Leveraging this for an entire page for Halifax.

Works set there include ''Theodore Tugboat'', a bunch of non-fiction books set against the backdrop of the Halifax Explosion, and ... according to DuckDuckGo, nothing else. Wikipedia doesn't have a list. ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' is set in Dartmouth, just across the Narrows. ''The Surgeon's Mate'', the seventh of the ''[[Aubrey-Maturin]]'' books, starts in Halifax.

On the other hand, "Halagonian" is a fun word to say...


{{examples|Some famous Halagonians}}
{{examples|Some famous Halagonians}}
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===Others===
===Others===
*[[Cheryl Wagner]], clown and puppeteer
*[[Cheryl Wagner]], clown and puppeteer

{{examples|Works set in Halifax include:}}
=== Fan Works ===
* ''Harry and The Shipgirls'', a ''[[Kantai Collection]]'' fic by Harry Leferts.
* NERV moves to and operates out of Halifax in ''[[Neon Exodus Evangelion]] the Motion Picture: Apotheosis Now''.

=== Literature ===
* ''The Surgeon's Mate'', the seventh of the ''[[Aubrey-Maturin]]'' books, starts in Halifax.

=== Live-Action TV ===
* ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' is set in Dartmouth, just across the Narrows.
* ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]''

=== Music ===
* "Barrett's Privateers", by the late great [[Stan Rogers]]. Quoting from the chorus:
{{quote|''Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers''}}
* In the old sea-type song "Poor Miss Bailey" (aka "Miss Bailey's Ghost"), the wicked Captain Smith (who seduces and deserts the titular Miss Bailey, driving her to suicide and to haunt him) is identified in the first line as "a captain bold from Halifax".

=== Puppet Shows ===
* ''[[Theodore Tugboat]]''

Revision as of 17:22, 10 June 2020

Starting with the Wikipedia lists linked at the start of each city's list, with the scientists, sports stars, military men, and politicians removed.

Now what?

  • Leave the redlinks and count on Wiki Magic to fill in the gaps? C'mon, these are Canadians; almost nobody outside Canada has heard of most of them, and almost nobody in Canada cares.
  • Delete the redlinks? A lot of these people should have pages here, though.

If we need to make pages for cities, see w:Category:Canada in fiction by city for starting lists of works set in Canadian cities.

Headers for the "Some famous cityites" sections:

Actors
Artists
Authors
Comedians
Directors and Producers
Musicians
Voice Actors
Others
UNSORTED

People from Ottawa

(Yeah, we'll need a page for Ottawa to put this on. Under the Umbrella Tree was filmed in Ottawa. See w:Category:Ottawa in fiction for more works. OSFS might be able to provide a list of F&SF works set in Ottawa - query email sent on Nov 11, 2019. Ottawa Independent Writers might be able to help with more mainstream works set in Ottawa. GoodReads has a list. This list is ready to go.)

Some famous Ottawans

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Ottawa.

Actors

Authors

Comedians

Musicians

Other Creators

People from Toronto

Completed

The list of some famous Torontonians is now on the Toronto page.

People from Montreal

(If needed, see also w:Category:Montreal in fiction)

Needs winnowing... but don't delete any bluelinks!

Some famous Montrealers

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Montreal.

Actors
Artists

Authors

Comedians

Directors and Producers

Musicians

Professional Wrestlers

Voice Actors

Others
UNSORTED

People from Vancouver

I haven't even started this section yet... (If needed, see also w:Category:Vancouver in fiction)

Some famous Vancouverites

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Vancouver.

Actors
Artists
Authors
Comedians
Directors and Producers
Musicians
Voice Actors
Others
UNSORTED

People from Halifax

Leveraging this for an entire page for Halifax.

Some famous Halagonians


Needs winnowing... but don't delete any bluelinks!

Wikipedia has a larger list of people from Halifax.

Actors and Directors

Artists

Authors

Comedians

Musicians

Classical

Country

Folk

Jazz, Blues and Soul

Hip Hop and Rap

Rock and Pop

Others

Works set in Halifax include:

Fan Works

Literature

  • The Surgeon's Mate, the seventh of the Aubrey-Maturin books, starts in Halifax.

Live-Action TV

Music

  • "Barrett's Privateers", by the late great Stan Rogers. Quoting from the chorus:

Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers

  • In the old sea-type song "Poor Miss Bailey" (aka "Miss Bailey's Ghost"), the wicked Captain Smith (who seduces and deserts the titular Miss Bailey, driving her to suicide and to haunt him) is identified in the first line as "a captain bold from Halifax".

Puppet Shows

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