OBITUARY: Al Kozlik, Shaw Fest regular

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency
14 JAN/11

Al Kozlik, an actor who appeared in more than 40 productions over 28 seasons at the Shaw Festival, has died.
His death, Jan. 11 in the Greater Niagara Hospital following a stroke, was announced Thursday by Festival officials. In addition to his time at the Festival, Kozlik also performed in theatres across Canada and spent eight seasons at the Stratford Festival and performed in a wide range of movies and television. He is survived by his spouse of 41 years, Scott Sutherland.

A funeral and visitation are planned for Fri., Jan 21, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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In other news at the Shaw Festival, Polish director Tadeusz Bradecki has been signed to replace the late Gina Wilkinson, who died in late December of cancer, as helmsman of this summer's production of CANDIDA, which will be dedicated to Wilkinson's memory.