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Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.
Cast: Douglas Rain, Bruno Gerussi, Jack Creley, Robert Goulet, James Doohan, Barry Morse, Lloyd Bochner, John Drainie, Helene Winston, Lorne Greene, Chris Wiggins, Joseph Fürst, Ivor Barry, Ron Hartmann, Paul Kligman, Patrick Macnee, Robert Christie, Richard Easton, Katharine Blake, Margaret Braidwood
Writers: Pierre Berton (Writer), Arthur Miller (Writer), Lister Sinclair (Writer), Charles Williams (Writer), Jean-Paul Sartre (Writer), Dario Niccodemi (Writer), W.O. Mitchell (Writer), Stephen Leacock (Writer), Franz Kafka (Writer), Alexander Pushkin (Novel), Henry James (Writer), J. Frank Willis (Writer), Joseph Conrad (Writer)
Production: CBC
Network: CBC Television
