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Elric Hooper

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New Zealand actor, artistic director and drama teacher

Elric James Hooper MBE (born 1936) is a New Zealand director and actor. He was the artistic director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch from 1979 to 2000.

Education

Hooper was educated at Wharenui Primary School, followed by Christchurch Boys' High School from 1949 to 1953.

Honours and awards

In the 1990 Queens Birthday Honours, Hooper was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to drama and the theatre. Also in 1990 he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

Hooper was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Canterbury in 2001.

References

  1. ^ "Hon Doc Elric Hooper". The University of Canterbury. December 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. Fraser, Steve (18 June 2019). "Founders Day — Blue & Black News 2019 Issue #2". Christchurch Boys' High School. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.
  4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 189. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  5. "Honorary graduates" (PDF). University of Canterbury. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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