Pickett, Hugh Frank Digby

PICKETT, Hugh Frank Digby, impresario, Vancouver's "Mr Showbiz" (b 11 Apr 1913, Vancouver; d 13 Feb 2006, Vancouver). After finishing school he worked as a shipping clerk at Dingwall Cotts & Co and began to indulge his fascination with show business. During WWII he served in the army, then went to work for Hilker Attractions, VANCOUVER's first concert agency, a job that led to ownership of Famous Artists Ltd from 1950 to 1985. During his 40 years as manager, publicist and promoter there was...

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