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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 03-10-2009 11:44 PM

Ed Mccormick originally for Lanchsire UK came to canada after serving as the radar officer on the Duke of York and other ships of the Royal Navy during the second world war
before the war he was the chief projectionist at several Odeon Theatres
In Canada he originally worked as an operator in Brantford and Port Dover Ontario before becoming an Engineer with General Theatre Supply (later General Sound)
He was also one of the original Engineers founding Film House Post Production and later was with Zeiss Ikon's Atlantic Audio Visual where of many installations they included most of the film systems at Expo67 and Ontario Place
After which he became the chief engineer for Rank Odeon Canada and Later Canadian Odeon Theatres

After retirement from there he became the operator at several Toronto Theatres and was a member of IATSE Local 173

Ed was also an accomplished theatre organist and with several others founded the Toronto Theatre Oragan Society, where he and the other founders took out personal bank loans to buy the Shea's Wurlitzer from Maple Leaf Gardens and save it to install at Castle Loma

Ed is best remembered as the person that anyone in the industry could call for assistance at any time and always could count on his support His loyalty and friendship will be missed

Those still in the business will miss him

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Robert E. Allen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1078
From: Checotah, Oklahoma
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 03-11-2009 03:17 PM

It's always sad to loose someone we know and as a former member of IATSE Local 577 he was a "brother". May he rest in peace. Thanks for the info Gordon and may God comfort you.

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Robert Throop
Master Film Handler

Posts: 412
From: Vernon, NY USA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 03-13-2009 10:31 AM

He was also a cartoonist. Several of his cartoons appeared in International Projectionist in the 1950's. May he rest in peace.
Bob

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Tom Doyle
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 176
From: Bristol, CT, USA
Registered: Nov 2002

posted 03-15-2009 01:38 PM

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 03-23-2009 12:32 AM

Here is Ed as best remembered at the console of the Casa Loma Wurlitzter that he helped save

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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

Posts: 5246
From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 03-23-2009 01:56 PM

I'm very sorry to hear this, Gordon.

Here's one of my favorite Ed McCormack cartoons, from the pages of IP. I put this one on the booth wall at the last theatre I worked.

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