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    Mona Kelly

    Mona Kelly. Mezzo-soprano, b Port Arthur, now Thunder Bay, Ont, 4 Sep 1940; Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1962.

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    Mona Parsons

    Mona Louise Parsons, actress, nurse, resistance fighter (born in Middleton, Nova Scotia on 17 February 1901; died in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 28 Nov 1976). Mona Parsons was the only Canadian woman to be imprisoned by the German army, yet her story is unfamiliar in Canada.

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    The Remarkable Courage of Mona Parsons

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated.

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    Monica Gaylord

    Monica Gaylord, pianist, harpsichordist (born 6 February 1948 in New York).

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    Monica Hughes

    Monica Hughes, née Ince, author (b at Liverpool, Eng 3 November 1925, d at Edmonton 7 March 2003). Monica Hughes spent her childhood in Cairo, London, and Edinburgh. Her Math studies at the University of Edinburgh were interrupted by World War II, when she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service.

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    Monik Grenier

    (Marie Berthe) Monik Grenier. Pianist, coach-accompanist, teacher, b Montreal 24 Aug 1931; B MUS (Montreal) 1951, M MUS (Montreal) 1953. She had piano lessons 1939-40 in Stratford, Ont, and 1940-2 in Guelph.

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    Monique Desroches

    Monique Desroches. Ethnomusicologist, teacher, b Grand-Mère,near Trois-Rivières, Que, 18 Mar 1948; B MUS (Sherbrooke) 1974, MA musicology (Montreal) 1977, PH D musicology (Montreal) 1987.

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    Monique Gibson

    Monique (Rachel Luce) Gibson (née Pariseau), pianist, harpsichordist (born 6 January 1928 in Montreal, QC; died 22 April 2002 in Halifax, NS). 

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    Monique Jean

    Monique Jean. Composer, born Caraquet, NB, 17 Apr 1960. Monique Jean studied electroacoustic composition at the University of Montreal under Francis Dhomont. She figures among the most active and prolific electroacoustic composers of her generation.

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    Monique La Rue

    Monique La Rue, novelist (b at Longueuil, Qc 3 Apr 1948).

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    Monique Leyrac

    Monique Leyrac, née Tremblay, singer, actress (b at Montréal 26 Feb 1928). Monique Leyrac's fortunate combination of musical and theatrical talents have enabled her to imbue her performances with emotional intensity.

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    Monique Leyrac

    Monique Leyrac (b Tremblay). Singer, actress, b Montreal 26 Feb 1928. She studied drama with Jeanne Maubourg and in 1943 took the role of Bernadette in Franz Werfel's Le Chant de Bernadette on radio station CKAC's 'Radio-théâtre Lux'.

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    Monique Marcil

    Monique Marcil. Pianist, administrator, b Montreal, 28 Apr 1934; premier prix piano (CMM) 1950.

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    Monique Mercure

    Monique Mercure, née Émond, CC, actor (born 14 November 1930 in Montreal, QC; died 16 May 2020 in Outremont, QC). The career of this distinguished actress, among the most visible on Quebec and Canadian stages and screens, has broad international appeal. Performing some one hundred major theatre roles in French and English, her spirit, intensity and hearty laugh made a mark on several television series and award-winning films.

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    Monique Miller

    Monique Miller was born into a working class family in Rosemont, and when very young she enrolled in the class of Mme Jean-Louis Audet, who helped her get her first radio engagements at the age of 11. The child learned much by observing her fellow artists.

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