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Revision as of 16:30, 19 March 2019
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| Born | Sandra Allard |
| Died | 27 February 2019 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Spouse | Ivan Fecan |
| Children | One daughter from first marriage |
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Sandra Faire (born Sandra Allard; died February 27, 2019) was a Canadian television producer and philanthropist. She created music specials for Canadian entertainers such as Anne Murray, and was executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. Her career lasted over four decades.
Early life
The daughter of Alice Tonstad and broadcaster Jim Allard, Sandra Allard was born in Edmonton. She attended Carleton University before beginning work at Ottawa television station CJOH.[1]
Career
In 1972, Faire began her television producing career as associate producer for Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour which was taped in Toronto.[2] From the 1970s into the 1990s, Faire was a producer with CBC Television, where she created and produced variety entertainment programs such as The Joyce Davidson Show, Video Hits, and Comics!. In 1997, she founded and operated her own private production firm, Sandra Faire & Associates, which produced programming primarily for CTV and The Comedy Network.
The company's productions include Comedy Now!, Comedy Inc., The Holmes Show and So You Think You Can Dance Canada,[3] as well as television specials for musicians such as k.d. lang, Rita MacNeil, Bryan Adams, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Corey Hart, The Rankin Family, Amanda Marshall and Anne Murray.[1] The company also produced the feature film My Own Private Oshawa.[4]
In 2008, she received an honorary doctor of laws from York University.[5] In 2012, she was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for culture and the arts.[6]
Personal life
She took the name Faire when she first married; the couple had one daughter, and the marriage ended in divorce. She later married Ivan Fecan, an executive with CTV. The marriage lasted 37 years, ending with her death.[1] The couple were involved in philanthropy, acting as patrons or sponsors of institutions such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Ballet of Canada, Soulpepper Theatre Company, the Hospital for Sick Children and York University,[7] as well as creating the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Dance Fund, a scholarship fund for dance students which has also provided prize money to non-winning finalists on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.[8]
Faire died on February 27, 2019, at her home in Toronto.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Langan, Fred (March 4, 2019). "Canadian TV producer Sandra Faire created top-rated shows, from Anne Murray specials to So You Think You Can Dance Canada", The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (March 1, 2019). "Sandra Faire, Pioneering Canadian TV Producer, Dies", The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "A dance show as diverse as Canada". Toronto Star, August 23, 2010.
- ^ "SFA Productions has its Own Private feature". Playback, October 5, 1998.
- ^ "York U. set to bestow honorary degrees". Metroland Media Group, May 7, 2008.
- ^ "Senate of Canada" 1st Session, 41st Parliament, volume 150, issue 85. June 5, 2012.
- ^ "Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan urge graduates to give to society". YFile, June 18, 2008.
- ^ "'So You Think You Can Dance Canada' winner crowned", Canadian Press via CTV News. September 12, 2011.