Ann saddlemyer biography

Eleanor Ann Saddlemyer is an internationally known author, academic and expert in the field of Anglo-Irish literature and Canadian theatre history.
Ann Saddlemyer, OC FRSC MRIA (born 28 November 1932) is a Canadian academic, author, and expert in the history of Canadian theatre and Anglo-Irish.
Born November 28, 1932, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; daughter of Orrin Angus (a lawyer) and Elsie Sarah (Ellis) Saddlemyer.

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Mr. Chancellor, I have the honour to present to you scholar and author Ann Saddlemyer, a pioneer in the field of Irish Studies.

For more than three decades, Ann Saddlemyer's name has been synonymous with pioneering work in Irish Studies both in Canada and abroad. Over that time, her scholarly research, her many publications, her distinguished academic positions and her participation in all aspects of the promotion of Irish literary studies, have established her as the most highly respected and widely known scholar in the field, outside of Ireland itself.

Ann Saddlemyer was born and raised in Saskatchewan She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan and her Master's in English from Queen's University. Upon receiving her Doctorate from the University of London, she accepted a teaching position at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

In 1971, she moved to the University of Toronto, where she was appointed Director of the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, where she introduced the first classes in Canadian theatre

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Ann Saddlemyer

Canadian academic

Ann Saddlemyer, OC FRSC MRIA (born 28 November 1932) is a Canadian academic, author, and expert in the history of Canadian theatre and Anglo-Irish literature.^[1]

Early life and education

Ann Saddlemyer was born Eleanor Ann Saddlemyer on 28 November 1932 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Her parents were Elsie Sarah (née Ellis) and Orrin Angus Saddlemyer. She was educated at a high school in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BA in 1953, followed by an MA in 1956 from Queen's University.^[2] She was awarded her PhD in 1961 from Bedford College of the University of London, and in 1991 received a DLitt from the University of Saskatchewan.^[3]

Career

From 1956 to 1957 and 1960 to 1971, Saddlemyer taught at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. She was then appointed Professor of Drama and Professor of English in Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1971. From 1971 to 1977, she served as Director of the Graduate Centre for Stud

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Ann Saddlemyer

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1932 -

Occupation

Academic

Notable Achievements

FRSC

Description

Professor Emeritus of Drama and English at the University of Toronto (1971-1996) and University of Victoria (1956-1971). An expert in the history of Canadian theatre and Anglo-Irish literature. Former Principal of Massey College, University of Toronto (at the time, called Master of the College, 1988-1996). Founding president of the Association for Canadian Theatre History, and served as the chair of the International Association for Anglo-Irish Literature. She was the co-general editor of the Cornell Yeats series of manuscripts, and the founding co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Theatre Research. Corresponding scholar of the Academy of the Shaw Festival, and director of the publishers Colin Smythe Limited and the Hedgerow Press. Awarded six honorary doctorates from Queen's University (1977), the University of Victoria (1989), McGill University (1989), the University of Windsor (1990), the University of Toronto (1999), and Concordia Uni