Image of Dr. Frederick Edell, Department of Drama, standing outside Hangar Building.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Frederick Edell earned a BA in English and Psychology from Hobart and William Smith colleges in Geneva, New York (1957), and an MFA in Theatre from Yale University (1960). He did post-graduate studies in Theatre, Education, and Asian Theatre at New York University (1963). Dr. Edell continued with further graduate studies In Film at the University of Bristol, England. Dr. Edell served as assistant professor in the Drama Department of the University of Victoria (1966-1970), and was associate professor and director of the Film and Theatre Programme at the University of Manitoba (1970-1975). He spent a year as associate professor and acting head of the Drama Department at the University of Winnipeg (1975-1976), and the following year as associate professor and director of the Acting and Directing Program in the Theatre Department at Brock University (1976-1977). Dr. Edell served as professor and director of the Drama Programme at Acadia University (1977-1990). He joined the Department of Drama at the University of Saskatchewan in 1990. Dr. Edell has written on film for various Canadian and American publications and has broadcast film criticism for CBC in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Halifax. He has also directed numerous theatre productions in Canada, the United States and Sweden. Upon retirement in July 2000, Dr. Edell became Professor Emeritus.