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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Perlmutter, Sydney
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Description area
Dates of existence
1925-2018
History
January 21, 1925 - May 15, 2018
Sidney Perlmutter was born on January 21, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He obtained his B. A. (1947) and diploma in Education (1948) from the University of Manitoba. Between 1948 and 1956 he taught in the St. James and Winnipeg School Districts. In 1956 he moved to Toronto with his family to take a job at Ryerson Institute of Technology as an instructor in the Radio and Television Arts program, a job he would hold until his retirement in 1990. In 1967, Syd Perlmutter earned his MEd from the University of Toronto. Between 1956-1969 he held positions as an instructor, chief instructor and director of the program. He was also the RTA co-ordinator for Continuing Education from 1977 until his retirement.