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National Library News |
National Library staff were saddened to learn of the death of Marian Wilson (née Black), on December 15, 1999, in Toronto.
Marian Wilson attended the University of Toronto and was a graduate of Queen’s University. In 1968, she received Belleville’s award for "outstanding cultural achievement". An avid supporter of the arts and culture in all its forms, she acquired Simon & Pierre Publishing Co. Ltd. in the early 1970s, and produced award-winning theatre books and new fiction. Her contributions to the arts were at all levels: as a member of the National Library Advisory Board from 1987 to 1990 and as a co-founder of the Quinte Arts Council.
We would like to express our condolences to her children; Catherine, Joyce and Grant Wilson and to her grandchildren Cortney and Christy Wilson; and also to her step-granddaughter Natasha Despres.