Barbara Strathdee
Toronto Daily Star, May 9 1946
I did a Google search for Barbara Strathdee, and found that someone with that name had an Internet Movie Database entry. However, I'm not sure that this is the same person, as this Barbara Strathdee was an actress, not a musician, and was born in 1934, not 1932. This Ms. Strathdee seems to have been cast in a number of Stratford productions, some of which were adapted for television. I also found a photo of someone named Barbara Strathdee who lived in Canada - I can't tell which one this is.
To provide extra confusion, there is an artist from New Zealand named Barbara Strathdee who was born in 1941. This is definitely somebody else. And a Maclean's article from 1959 (on page 1 of the linked document) contains a reference to a soprano from Toronto named Barbara Strathdee, who was seen as on her way to international stardom; this could be any or all of the above!
The only reference that I am reasonably certain matches the Barbara Strathdee in this photograph is this link to a series of musical performances on the CBC network in 1960-61.
Created August 29, 2025.