About Tom Hendry
Lived 1929 – 2012 (aged 82–83). Tom Hendry was a Canadian writer and screenwriter.
Tom Hendry (1929 – 2 December 2012) was the co-founder of the Manitoba Theatre Centre in 1958 and, in 2008, the MTC Warehouse Theatre was officially dedicated to Hendry.
Hendry was born in Manitoba. He attended the University of Manitoba in 1947 but was later expelled. Hendry served as head manager for MTC until 1963. He became a manager at Stratford Festival, co-founder of PGOC and Toronto Free Theatre in 1972 and founded the Banff Playwrights Colony in 1974.
Hendry was also a playwright and television writer, including for the CBC Television series King of Kensington.
He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995.
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Who was Tom Hendry?
co-founder of the Manitoba Theatre Centre
When was Tom Hendry born?
Tom Hendry was born in 1929.
When did Tom Hendry die?
Tom Hendry died on 2 December 2012.
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Tom Hendry was a writer and screenwriter.
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Tom Hendry was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tom Hendry. https://biography.guide/tom-hendry/
MLA: "Tom Hendry." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tom-hendry/.
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