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1935-1973 (Creation)
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- Reid, Adele
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1.02 m of textual records; 68 photographs; 1 statuette
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Martin O'Meara was born in 1906, the eldest of Michael J. and Annie (née Crummer) O'Meara's four children. O'Meara was active in London, Ontario amateur theatre during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s; he remained involved with London Little Theatre productions into the 1970s. He acted in and directed various well-received London Little Theatre productions, including some successful entries in the Dominion Drama Festival. He also wrote several plays that were produced by local amateur theatre groups. His sister Mary, born in 1914, was also a prolific playwright who collaborated with her brother on several original scripts. One of Martin O'Meara's one-act comedies, Sitting Bill, was published in 1949 as part of the Samuel French Canadian Playwright series.
Martin O'Meara died in 1991. He is buried in the family plot in Section B of St. Peter's Cemetery in London, Ontario.
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The majority of the documents were presumably held by Martin O'Meara until their donation to the Archives of Ontario in the early 1980s. Additional material, mainly Mary O'Meara's scripts and the photographs, was willed by Martin O'Meara to his sister Mary, who willed it, in turn, to second-cousins Florine Morrison and Victor Aziz, Jr.
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This fonds contains documents relating to the theatrical life of Martin O'Meara. Textual records and photographs relating to the London Little Theatre predominate. Original scripts, annotated commercially available scripts, correspondence, programs, awards, and notes are included. Scripts written by his sister Mary O'Meara and his friend Adele Reid are also included.
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Most of the records were transferred from the Archives of Ontario in 1985. Additional material was donated by Florine Morrison and Victor Aziz, Jr. in 2002.
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