Sydney C. Freedman
-High school graduation King Edward 1943-46, 1/2 year
art school.
Work Experience:
-Door boy/Usher at the Vogue Theatre 1943-46
Full Time: 1946-1948
-Doorman/Assistant Manager at Studio Theatre 1949-54
appointed Manager Sept.1954. At age 26 was the youngest
downtown manager in Canada.
-Supervised Quadra Theatre in Victoria for 1 year.
-Opened Canada's first triple theatre Lougheed Mall in
.

1969.
-Did all my own newspaper and radio ads. Was a director
of B.C. Theatre's association.
-Won 12 international showmanship awards.
-Was a charter member of the Variety Club and a Crew
member, in charge of publicity and promotion.
-Many years before Variety Club was formed promoted
Easter and Christmas shows every year with gifts and treats for
handicapped children. They were transported by Lions Club
Bunny buses.
-Left motion picture industry in January 1972, worked for
Pacific Press June 1972-0ctober 1989 handling theatre and

entertainment pages for The Province and then The Sun and The
Province Newspapers.