Kathleen M. Richardson | |
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| Born | May 5, 1928 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | September 14, 2019 (aged 91) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
| Known for | President of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet |
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| Awards | Order of Canada Order of Manitoba |
Kathleen Margaret Richardson, CC OM (May 5, 1928 – September 14, 2019) was a Canadian philanthropist and supporter of the arts.
She attended Kelvin High School in Winnipeg and received a B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1949.
She was president of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet from 1957 to 1961 and served as honorary president since 1963. She headed the Kathleen M. Richardson Foundation. In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1993. In 2005, she was awarded the Order of Manitoba, and in 2007, the RCA Medal.[1]
She died on September 14, 2019, at the age of 91.[2]
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- ^ "Untitled Document". www.rca-arc.ca. Archived from the original on 26 July 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Trailblazing businesswoman Kathleen Richardson, 91, championed Winnipeg's cultural institutions".
- "University of Manitoba: Distinguished Graduates". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
- "Order of Manitoba citation".
- Cornell, Katherine (4 March 2015). "Royal Winnipeg Ballet". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2006-06-23.
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