Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Boner, Larry, 1925-2012
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Description area
Dates of existence
1925-2012
History
Lawrence "Larry" James Boner was born on 24 May 1925, the son of Frederick Joseph (1904-1976) and Ada Adelle (nee Julian) (1903-1970) Bonner [sic]. He was educated at St. Patrick's School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Between 1941 and 1946 he worked at the Casino Theatre on Gottingen Street. He had a keen interest in photography and started working for the Nova Scotia Government in the 1940s, first with the Department of Trade and Industry. He subsequently worked for the Nova Scotia Travel Service, Nova Scotia Bureau of Information, and Nova Scotia Communications and Information Centre. He was for many years supervisor of still photography, and retired from government service circa 1992. Larry passed away October 16, 2012.