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The Canadian-American actor Peter Donat had a 50-year-long career in TV, motion pictures and theater. So respected was Donat, that Francis Ford Coppola considered casting him in the role of Tom Hagen in Bố Già (1972) that went to Robert Duvall.
The nephew of Oscar-winning actor Robert Donat, Peter was born Pierre Collingwood Donat on January 20, 1928 in Kentville, Nova Scotia. His father, landscape gardener Philip Donat, was Anglo-Canadian while his Marie (née Bardet) was French-Canadian.
In 1950, the 22-year-old Donat moved to the United States to study drama at Yale. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Donat frequently returned to Canada for acting work, appearing in the lead in a 1961 production of Donald Jack's play "The Canvas Barricade" at the Stratford Festival. He was also in the Canadian TV serial Moment of Truth (1964), which was broadcast on commercial TV in the States.
Peter Donat was married for 16 years to Emmy-winning actor Michael Learned. The couple, who divorced in 1972, had three children: Caleb, Christopher, and Lucas.- Richard Donat was born on 1 June 1941 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for My American Cousin (1985), Thị Trấn Haven (2010) and Chuyến Bay Cuối Cùng Của Amelia (2009).
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Howie Woo was born on 14 February 1974 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Two Coffees (1999).- Music Department
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Robert Aitken was born on 28 August 1939 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a writer and composer, known for Circle of Two (1981), The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) and Robert Aitken: Icicle (2020).