Elric Hooper

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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. [1]

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Education

Hooper was educated at Wharenui Primary School, followed by Christchurch Boys' High School from 1949 to 1953. [2]

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. [3] Also in 1990 he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [4]

Hooper was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Canterbury in 2001. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.