by ANTONIA ZERBISIAS

Sid hired me as Montreal stringer for Variety in 1981 and, later, when he became entertainment editor of the Toronto Star, as TV columnist. But he was not only an editor, he was also a friend, mentor and counselor, eager to hear about and advise me on my life and loves as well as my work.
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by FRANK SEGERS

Like many of the “old” Variety staffers I admired and respected, Sid Adilman was someone I did not know very well on a personal level.
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Sid Adilman’s son has put up a special webpage on the occasion of his father’s death, containing a few of his remembrances. The page also provides links to a number of articles and obits that have appeared in the Canadian press.

Please access: www.nobu.ca to see them.

Anyone wanting to contact Sid’s widow, Toshiko, can e-mail her at: tadilman@gmail.com

We have received the following communication from Sid’s son Nobu concerning a memorial service that will be held for him in Toronto on November 12th.
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by JOE LEYDON

Sid Adilman, one of Canada’s most influential arts and entertainment journalists, died of heart failure Oct. 14 in Toronto. He was 68.
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