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Ruby Mercer CM (26 July 1906 – 26 January 1999) was an American-born Canadian author, radio host, and soprano. Mercer was born in Athens, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927 from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1930. In 1936, she made her debut as a member of the Metropolitan Opera, portraying Nedda in Pagliacci. She married Hungarian-Canadian businessman Geza Por and moved to Toronto in 1958. She founded Opera Canada, a periodical for which she served as editor from 1960 to 1990. She also founded the Canadian Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
