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Leon Pownall (April 26, 1943 – June 2, 2006) was a Welsh Canadian actor and director. He was born in Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales and came to Hamilton, Ontario with his family in 1957. He performed at the Stratford Festival during the 1960s and returned several times to the festival over the years to perform, the last time in 2002 as a director. Pownall wrote and performed a one man play, ''Do Not Go Gentle'', about Dylan Thomas. Geraint Wyn Davies later performed this work at the Stratford Festival in 2002 and off-Broadway in 2005. His film credits include ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989) and ''Dirty Pictures'' (2000). Pownall was nominated for a Gemini Award for the role of Dr. Ewan Cameron in the 1998 Canadian television mini-series ''The Sleep Room''. He also appeared in television series such as ''The Beachcombers'', ''Street Legal'', ''Wiseguy'', and ''Slings & Arrows''. Pownall died on June 2, 2006, of cancer, in Stratford. He was 63 years old.〔http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/06/04/pownall-obit.html〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leon Pownall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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