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This is the family way to watch television, especially when the mother of the family is a TV producer
This is the family way to watch television, especially when the mother of the family is a TV producer

This is the family way to watch television, especially when the mother of the family is a TV producer

Date2/5/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: This is the family way to watch television; especially when the mother of the family is a TV producer. The family of Elsa Franklin; producer of the Pierre Berton Show and Under Attack; gathers in the master bedroom each evening to cast a critical eye on the set. From left are Elsa's husband Stephen; daughter Jodi; 15; daughter Melissa; 11; Elsa wearing a caftan; and son Havoc; 16. Even the cat gets into the act. A full-time housekeeper looks after the home front.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0048321F
Bald pate known on TV. Gordon Donaoldson ex - political commentator and now a television producer, above and right, was recognizable by his bald pate when he appeared on TV
Bald pate known on TV. Gordon Donaoldson ex - political commentator and now a television producer, above and right, was recognizable by his bald pate when he appeared on TV
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Hugh Downs, host of the NBC TV show Today, with the Van Wart family which met him when he was broadcasting the show live from the Royal Canadian Yacht(...)
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Family in law: Michael Loftus and his mother, Vicki, look over law books they studied together on their way to being called to the bar April 14
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Above, designer Marilyn Brooks chats with television and film producer Michael Steele
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Television producer Jerry Lawton plays with his son, Mikael, 5 months, while his wife, Inger, watches
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