Two years later, he became editor of the Peterborough Examiner, a position that afforded him unlimited material for many characters and situations that appear in his novels and plays. That year he married Brenda Mathews, a woman he had met at Oxford, who was then working as stage manager for the theatre.ĭavies returned to Canada in 1940 as literary editor of Saturday Night. He spent 1940 playing minor roles and doing literary work for the director at the Old Vic Repertory Company in London. His thesis, Shakespeare's Boy Actors, appeared in 1939, a year in which he pursued an acting career outside London.
He received a BLit in 1938 at Balliol College, Oxford. He attended Upper Canada College from 1926 to 1932 and went on to Queen's University from 1932 to 1935 as a special student not working towards a degree. Third son of Senator William Rupert Davies, Robertson Davies participated in stage productions as a child and developed a lifelong interest in drama. A Companion of the Order of Canada, winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award, and founding master of Massey College at the University of Toronto, Robertson Davies is widely acknowledged as one of Canada’s most brilliant and influential essayists and novelists. And while streaming has clearly siphoned off part of the audience, particularly for more serious films, what we think of as “summer movies” still have the potential to rake in cash just like the old days.Robertson William Davies, CC, OOnt, writer, journalist, professor (born 28 August 1913 in Thamesville, ON died 2 December 1995 in Orangeville, ON). Movie” (not to mention last year’s “ Avatar” sequel) to see that theatrical movies, as it were, never really left. Sure, a lot has happened since those golden years of the bustling multiplex – most notably the streaming revolution, not to mention a multi-year pandemic – but studio heads at last week’s CinemaCon (the annual convention where Hollywood shows theater owners what they have in store for the coming year) were quick to thump their chests and say, “Movies are back!”įor proof, one need only look at this year’s billion-dollar-grossing “ Super Mario Bros. the Extra-Terrestrial” from 1982, or “Independence Day” in 1996.
Most moviegoers can pinpoint one summer movie – or perhaps, a summer of movies – in their formative years that really and truly cemented their love for going to the cinema, whether it be 1975’s “ Jaws,” “E.T.
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