Just Mary and Maggie Muggins are names that will arouse memories in those who grew up with CBC radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. The creator of these and other children’s shows, former Fredericton schoolteacher Mary Grannan, became a radio star when she hit the national airwaves in 1939, her popularity peaking when Maggie Muggins moved to television in 1955. Long before The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup appeared, her work helped to shape the legacy of gentle children’s programming on CBC. Building on her broadcasting success, Grannan published over thirty books, most runaway best-sellers. Attired in stylish dress, extravagant hats, and enormous earrings, she made frequent guest appearances at public events across the country. She received the Beaver Award for her broadcasting and was honoured by the International Mark Twain Society and the Institute for Education by Radio at Ohio State University.
"Just Mary": The Life of Mary Evelyn Grannan is the first biography of this creative and once well-known Canadian woman. Immersing the reader in rich detail while showcasing excerpts of her writings through the years, the book presents an intimate examination of her life journey through previously unreleased personal letters, archives, an abundance of photographs, and interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and former students. This is the private Mary Grannan as the public has never before known her.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 813/.54
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781550029215 155002597
- LCCN
- PN1990.72.G73
- LCCN Item number
- H84 2006eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (351 p., [32] p. of plates)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00601447 (OCoLC)605707735 (CaOOCEL)410749
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Just Mary 1
- The Life of Mary Evelyn Grannan 1
- Just Mary 2
- Just Mary 4
- The Life of Mary Evelyn Grannan 4
- Authors Note 7
- Table of Contents 8
- Foreword 10
- Prologue 14
- Chapter One 18
- The Departure 18
- Chapter Two 22
- Birth of a Storyteller 22
- Chapter Three 34
- The Schoolmarm 34
- Chapter Four 54
- The New Circus 54
- Chapter Five 84
- Toronto Beginning 84
- Chapter Six 104
- Making the Grade 104
- Chapter Seven 118
- First Books 118
- Chapter Eight 164
- The Birth of Maggie Muggins 164
- Chapter Nine 186
- Advent of Maggie Muggins on the Radio 186
- Chapter Ten 210
- Visit to the Old Countries 210
- Chapter Eleven 224
- Prelude to Television 224
- Chapter Twelve 240
- Maggie Comes to Television 240
- Chapter Thirteen 282
- Many Books but No Cartoons 282
- Chapter Fourteen 306
- Last Years at CBC 306
- Chapter Fifteen 318
- Journey Homeward 318
- Epilogue 336
- The Last Public Performance 336
- Notes 338
- Appendix A 364
- Bibliography of Mary Grannans Books 364
- Appendix B 368
- Mary Grannans Broadcast Programs 368
- Acknowledgements 370
- Permissions 374
- Index 376
- Just Mary 385
- The Life of Mary Evelyn Grannan 385
