David Gardner

David Emmett Gardner (4 May 1928 — 8 February 2020) was a Canadian actor from the 1940s to 2000s. Gardner began acting with CBC Radio in the mid 1940s. By the late 1950s, some of his theatrical roles were at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and the West end theatre. As an actor, Gardner received a Canadian Film Award in 1976 and a Gemini Award in 1997. In the 1960s, Gardner was a theatre director while also working for CBC as a producer. From 1969 to 1971, Gardner was the artistic director with the Vancouver Playhouse. Throughout the 1970s, he worked as a theatre arts officer with the Canada Council before becoming an academic. Some institutions Gardner worked for included Seneca College and George Brown College. Gardner received the Earle Grey Award during the 2008 Gemini Awards. Early life and education Gardner's birth occurred in Toronto on 4 May 1928. While living with a sibling during his childhood, Gardner was interested in theatre and painting. After receiving a scholarship from Vincent Massey in 1956, he researched theatre the following year while in France. From the 1950s to 1980s, Gardner attended the University of Toronto. Career