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Memorial service for Adil

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  • Posted on October 19, 2006January 2, 2013
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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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Sid Adilman – Canadian arts and entertainment journalist

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  • Posted on October 18, 2006January 2, 2013
  • Muggs

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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Longtime Toronto bureau chief Sid Adilman (adil) passes away

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  • Posted on October 17, 2006January 2, 2013
  • Muggs

by PETER BESAS

We were grieved to learn of the death of Variety’s former Toronto-based bureau chief for Canada, Sid Adilman, last Saturday (Oct. 14).
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From gutter to hospitality suite

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  • Posted on September 12, 2006January 4, 2013
  • Muggs

by MORT BRYER

Mort Bryer recalls the following anecdote of a mini-adventure in the company of Variety’s longtime live entertainment reporter, Joe Cohen.
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Why I quit drinking

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  • Posted on September 12, 2006January 4, 2013
  • Muggs

by MORRIE GELMAN

Former LA-based Variety mugg, Morrie Gelman, has kindly submitted the following droll piece about his bout with the bottle. We think all of our readers will get a chuckle out of it.
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