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(footsteps approaching)
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(clicking)
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(record arm clicking)
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(drums playing)
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♪ Fly me to the moon ♪
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♪ Let me play among the stars ♪
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♪ And let me see
what spring is like ♪
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♪ On a-Jupiter and Mars ♪
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♪ In other words ♪
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♪ Hold my hand ♪
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♪ In other words ♪
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♪ Baby, kiss me ♪
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♪ Fill my heart with song ♪
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♪ And let me sing forevermore ♪
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♪ You are all I long for ♪
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♪ All I worship and adore ♪
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♪ In other words ♪
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♪ Please be true ♪
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♪ In other words ♪
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♪ I love you ♪
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♪
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(footsteps approaching)
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{\an8}Clairtone was already history
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{\an8}by the time I was a child,
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{\an8}by the time I was old
enough to talk about
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{\an8}those kinds of
things to my father.
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But for him, it loomed large.
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It always loomed large,
right to the end of his life.
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He would say, "Clairtone
was my first great love,
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"and you never
forget your first love."
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(upbeat big band music playing)
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Newsreel narrator:
In the heart of Central Europe,
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situated on both banks
of the Danube, is Budapest.
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In 1896, the Hungarians,
led by Prince Árpád,
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established their
government here.
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The favorite promenade of
the Hungarians is the Corso.
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Here at midday
and late afternoon,
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the people of Budapest gather
to walk or sit at the many
cafes
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and look out
at the lovely Danube.
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Two blocks from the Corso
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is the fashionable shopping
district, the Váci utca.
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(troops marching)
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{\an8}(air raid siren blaring)
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{\an8}Nina: My dad was 16 when the
Germans marched into Hungary.
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{\an8}(man speaking indistinctly
in German over P.A.)
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{\an8}Knowing the worst was to come,
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{\an8}his grandfather managed to get
the family on the Kastner train,
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{\an8}a secret rescue operation
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{\an8}that saved 1,686 Hungarian Jews.
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(train bell ringing)
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♪
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When the war was over,
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there was no reason
to go back to Hungary.
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There was nothing to go back to.
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His father decided it was best
for him to leave Europe.
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{\an8}So, with help
from his uncle Nick,
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{\an8}who owned a machine tool
business in Toronto,
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{\an8}my dad managed to get a student
visa to come to Canada.
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(seagulls cawing)
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(big band jazz playing)
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{\an8}♪ Everywhere you go ♪
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{\an8}♪ Sunshine follows you ♪
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♪ Everywhere you go ♪
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At the University of Toronto,
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he studied
electrical engineering,
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where he was a determined
student and earned high marks.
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Uncle Nick knew someone
over at Atlas Radio,
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a company specializing
in high-fidelity equipment.
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After he graduated,
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Atlas hired my dad as their
chief electrical engineer.
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{\an8}(soft jazz playing)
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{\an8}Around that time,
he met my mother,
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{\an8}Linda Gutterson,
and they got married.
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(glass breaking)
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Crowd: Mazel tov!
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(attendees applauding)
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Nina:
My dad was entrepreneurial.
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And seeing his ambition,
his father-in-law,
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my maternal grandfather,
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told him to leave Atlas
and start his own business.
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{\an8}(phone ringing)
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{\an8}(phone ringing)
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Man: Good afternoon,
Peter Monk Associates.
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Nina: He borrowed $3,000
from his father-in-law
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and $1,500 from his
father and Uncle Nick.
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He hired a technician
and a cabinet maker,
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and he started making
custom hi-fi systems
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for affluent Torontonians.
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(tools whirring, clattering)
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(classical orchestra playing)
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♪
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That's how it all started.
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In the mid-1950s,
the way people listened to music
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was transformed by
a new audio technology,
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which brought the richness
of the concert hall
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into people's living rooms.
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(orchestra playing
upbeat music)
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♪
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What you're going
to hear about today
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is nothing short of a miracle.
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{\an8}It's dramatically new,
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{\an8}made possible only
through years of research
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{\an8}and innovation,
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{\an8}living stereo
played on a record.
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(orchestra playing
upbeat music)
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And now,
it's available for everyone.
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(audio moving between channels:)
Stereo. Stereo. Stereo. Stereo.
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Stereo.
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{\an8}(traffic noises blaring)
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{\an8}♪ It's a most unusual day ♪
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♪ Feel like throwing
my worries away ♪
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♪ As an old native-born ♪
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♪ Californian would say ♪
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♪ It's a most unusual day ♪
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Nina:
At Diana Sweets,
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a student hangout
near the university,
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my dad met David Gilmour.
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I think he's cute.
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{\an8}They were total opposites.
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{\an8}David was from
a blue-blood Canadian family.
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He was raised by a governess.
He played polo.
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He wore
a signet ring on his pinky.
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My dad?
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My dad was an immigrant
with a Hungarian accent,
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who'd arrived in Canada with
only the shirt on his back.
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They hit it off.
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(traffic noises blaring)
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David had no interest
in joining his father
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in the stock brokerage business.
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- (bell ringing)
- (traders clamouring)
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Instead, he began importing
modern Scandinavian furniture,
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what was known as the New Look.
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(upbeat jazz playing)
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Commercial narrator:
From the heart of Scandinavia
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comes a revolution in design
known as the New Look.
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In Denmark,
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craftsmen transformed
natural materials
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into sleek,
functional furniture,
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designed not just for use,
but for harmony with life.
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Potters shape stoneware
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that is both
delicate and durable,
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perfect for the modern home.
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Glass blowers shape molten
glass into elegant forms.
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Artisans working in metal
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produce a wide range
of everyday objects
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that are modern and minimalist.
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Form and function
work hand-in-hand,
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making life simpler,
smarter, and more beautiful.
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This is Scandinavian design,
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the New Look - a timeless
vision for living well.
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Nina: David and my dad decided
to try something together.
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Inspired by a modern
Danish sideboard,
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they made their first prototype.
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It was a long, low,
oiled teak cabinet
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outfitted with one
of my dad's hi-fi systems.
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They put it in
the window at Sheila's--
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a boutique in Yorkville
owned by David's sister.
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It cost $700,
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which was
a huge amount of money in 1958.
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It sold right away.
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(oscilloscope tone warbling)
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My dad and David saw that people
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would pay for high-quality
stereo equipment
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in beautiful furniture.
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So, they started
a company to do just that.
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(oscilloscope tone warbling)
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They called it Clairtone.
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♪ You're walking
along the street ♪
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♪ Or you're at a party ♪
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♪ Or else you're alone ♪
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{\an8}♪ And then you suddenly dig ♪
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{\an8}♪ You're looking
in someone's eyes ♪
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{\an8}♪ You suddenly realize ♪
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♪ That this could be the
start of something big ♪
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Woman (on P.A.:) Shoppers,
Simpsons invites you
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to enjoy our fine buffet
in the Arcadian Court,
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(unclear) level, ninth floor.
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Simpsons is proud to announce
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the arrival of fine
perfumes from Paris.
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Nina: It was a long shot
for Simpsons to pick up
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an unknown brand by
two Canadian nobodies,
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especially since
Clairtone's stereo
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cost twice as much
as the competition.
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But, hey, it looked great,
it sounded great,
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and the head of Simpsons
radio and TV department
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agreed to give it a try.
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Woman: "Stereophonic"?
What's that?
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Man: I think it's a record
player, but with two speakers.
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Woman: I like the way it looks.
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{\an8}(bossa nova music playing)
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{\an8}Narrator: You've heard nothing
yet like Clairtone--
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{\an8}a Canadian-built,
Canadian-owned company,
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{\an8}exclusively at Simpson's
stores across Canada.
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(bossa nova music playing)
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Nina: The salesman at Simpsons
reported that Clairtone's design
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was especially
popular with women,
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who saw it as a stylish
addition to their homes.
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(bossa nova music playing)
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Within a few months, David
and my dad had orders to build
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and deliver 82 stereos
to stores across Canada.
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(bossa nova music playing)
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♪
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Man (over P.A.:)
The next demonstration
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of the new
Clairtone stereo console
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begin in
five minutes in Hall B.
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{\an8}Nina: My dad and David
brought their stereos
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{\an8}to an industry
trade show in New York,
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{\an8}and they quickly became
the talk of the event.
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{\an8}Their modern design and
innovative engineering stood out
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{\an8}from what the big American
companies were offering.
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{\an8}By the end of the weekend,
they had secured a deal
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{\an8}to distribute Clairtone stereos
in stores across the US.
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♪
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Sales took off,
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from $23,000 a month,
to $67,000 a month,
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to $300,000 a month.
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It was wild.
Even my dad was amazed.
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(snapping)
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(slow jazz quartet playing)
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♪
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Clairtone wasn't just a stereo.
It was a revolution in allure.
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It was Canada's
most seductive export.
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♪
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Newsreel narrator:
The people of Canada are using
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their resources to
build a growing economy.
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This is a nation of lumbering,
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of fishing, of mining,
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of farming,
and the manufacture
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of agricultural machinery.
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Today, Canadians are
looking to a bright future,
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as they find new ways
to bring forth the riches
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they draw from this great land.
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♪
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(ship's horn blaring)
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{\an8}♪
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Nina: The most fashionable
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luxury brands
from around the world
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were always displayed in the big
department stores of Manhattan.
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For a Canadian
stereo to be featured
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in the windows of
Bloomingdale's was unimaginable.
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And yet, there it was.
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My dad was seen
as a trailblazer,
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and soon began
getting invitations
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to speak to
Canadian business leaders
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about Clairtone's rapid success.
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(microphone feeding back)
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Peter Munk actor:
Canada's success
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depends on adopting
a bold new attitude,
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free of inferiority, proud of
the "made in Canada" label,
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and committed to innovation
and international trade.
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By embracing this new attitude,
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we can thrive as
a confident, competitive nation.
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Thank you.
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(audience applauding)
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(tools whirring)
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(whirring continues)
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Nina:
Orders flooded it.
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But the bigger Clairtone became,
the more money it needed.
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Between the expanding payroll,
expensive components, rent,
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and having to extend
credit to retailers
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who never paid on time,
they were always short of cash.
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To keep them going, David
took out a $20,000 mortgage
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on the house he'd
inherited from his parents.
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But that was just
a short-term fix.
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♪
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One day, the tax department
demanded immediate payment
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of $27,000 in overdue sales tax
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or they'd force
the company into bankruptcy.
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My dad and David were
already overdrawn at the bank.
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They had borrowed against
every asset they had.
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Their banker refused to
advance them another penny.
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They had five hours
to come up with $27,000.
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Somehow, though,
my dad was able to convince
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a few of his biggest
retailers to make immediate
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advance payments
on future deliveries.
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The buyer at Simpsons,
for example,
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who had been the first
to show confidence in them,
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agreed to help.
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But only if my dad could deliver
14 stereos by 3 p.m. that day.
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He pulled it off.
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Still, it was one
financial crisis after another.
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They were growing faster than
ever, but barely staying afloat.
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They needed to find
a long-term solution.
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{\an8}At a party, their accountant
was introduced to Irving Gould,
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{\an8}a financier who
assured them he could raise
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{\an8}a quarter of a million dollars
by selling a tiny part
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{\an8}of Clairtone on the
so-called "unlisted market".
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{\an8}Within a year,
shares had quadrupled in value.
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{\an8}At that moment, my dad and
David were millionaires...
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{\an8}at least on paper.
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{\an8}First thing my dad did
was pay back the $3,000
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{\an8}he'd borrowed
from his father-in-law.
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}Coming off
a record-breaking year
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{\an8}and excited about
their new product line,
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{\an8}David and my dad
turned their attention
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{\an8}to making Clairtone
a household name.
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{\an8}Newsreel narrator:
Ever wonder why advertising
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{\an8}is the key to business success?
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{\an8}Let's take a look.
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Imagine you have
a great product,
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but no one knows about it.
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How can you make it visible?
The answer is advertising.
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When your product is visible,
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John and Jane Consumer
can see it,
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and that means
more sales for you.
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But how did John and Jane know
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that Acme was
the best widget to buy?
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Well, there's
newspaper advertising.
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It's aimed at everyone.
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But there's also
magazine advertising.
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It's aimed at people
with special interests.
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And on top of that,
there's radio advertising.
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Radio DJ:
Acme widgets are darn good.
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Newsreel narrator: It reaches
John as he's driving to work,
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and Jane as she cooks
dinner or cleans the house.
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Jane:
Which one should we buy, John?
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John: Well, I've heard that
Acme widgets are darn good.
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Jane:
Why did you hear that?
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John:
Hmm, I'm not sure.
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(newsreel narrator chuckling)
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Yes, John isn't even
sure where he heard it.
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All he knows is that Acme
widgets are, well, darn good.
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So, why wait?
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Invest in advertising today
and watch your business grow.
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{\an8}Nina: Dalton Camp, the ad man
and political strategist,
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{\an8}was hired to come up
with a brand-new
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{\an8}advertising campaign
for Clairtone.
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Instead of focusing on technical
specs and sound quality,
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Dalton Camp's ads
focused on David and my dad.
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(clarinet playing jazz)
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♪
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Understatement's always
been a virtue in Canada,
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but the Clairtone Boys,
as they were known,
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were anything but understated.
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They were unapologetic showmen.
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Dalton Camp also made the
most of negative or white space.
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{\an8}He used minimal text
and minimal color
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{\an8}to really emphasize the beauty
and modernity of a Clairtone,
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{\an8}to position it
as a status symbol.
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}When my dad asked
why they were paying
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{\an8}for all that white space,
Camp told him,
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{\an8}"It represents the missing note
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{\an8}"that can only
be heard on a Clairtone
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{\an8}"because the sound's so great."
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}My dad loved that line.
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{\an8}Another thing they did
is hire Hugh Spencer,
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{\an8}a genius designer from England.
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(horn honking)
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(bell tolling)
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(trumpeting)
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(train whistle blaring)
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(clucking)
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The first thing Hugh did
was design a modern,
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minimalist look
for the company.
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(jet engine blaring)
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(jazz quartet playing)
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}Clairtone's advertising campaign
and image-building strategy
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{\an8}translated into
so much new business
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{\an8}that they moved
into a brand-new factory.
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My dad said he had
to pinch himself
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to make sure
he wasn't just dreaming.
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News narrator: Today,
Clairtone Sound Corporation
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moved out of
the unlisted market
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and was officially listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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In other news,
the Toronto Maple Leafs
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have clinched the Stanley Cup
for the second year in a row.
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Will this dynasty ever end?
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From the very beginning,
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Clairtone fused modern design
with the latest technology.
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And in 1963,
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they introduced the world's
first transistor-powered stereo.
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♪
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The transition from hot
and bulky vacuum tubes
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to solid-state
transistor components...
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...which were far more efficient
and didn't need ventilation,
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opened up a whole new world
of design possibilities.
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♪
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(radio static hissing)
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Radio announcer: Clairtone
Sound Corporation Limited
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brings you the world's first
tubeless stereo console.
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The Clairtone Model T355
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features the XB5 solid-state
transistor receiver,
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all enclosed in
a beautiful walnut cabinet.
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This revolutionary advancement
in sound technology
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is only available
at select retailers
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of premium stereo equipment.
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Nina: Clairtone became known as
one of the most forward-thinking
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electronics companies
in North America.
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(60s jazz fusion music playing)
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♪
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In the 1960s, the design
of things was changing--
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music, clothing, everything.
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{\an8}(clock tower bell ringing)
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{\an8}♪ CHUM 1050 Toronto ♪
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{\an8}♪ The station that
keeps you in the know ♪
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{\an8}Radio DJ: Tonight's topic,
the new City Hall.
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{\an8}Seymour in North York,
go ahead, speak your mind.
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00:30:32,749 --> 00:30:34,334
{\an8}Seymour: It's a disgrace.
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00:30:34,334 --> 00:30:36,503
Looks like some
kind of spaceship.
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00:30:36,503 --> 00:30:37,671
And with all the hot air
coming from the politicians,
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it'll probably lift off.
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Radio DJ: Interesting.
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Dave in Yorkville,
speak your mind.
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Dave: Groovy, man.
What's inside? Like a club?
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DJ: It's City Hall, idiot.
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Patrick in Corktown,
uh, speak your mind.
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00:30:49,099 --> 00:30:52,477
Patrick: Uh, I just wish they
hadn't torn down Jimmy's Diner.
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Best corned beef
and cabbage in town.
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DJ: Patrick, it's the 60s.
Something had to go.
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(traffic sounds blaring)
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♪
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Nina: Recognizing that
the times were changing,
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my dad turned to Hugh Spencer
to design something far out.
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♪
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Hughes' design had
a low-slung rosewood cabinet
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that floated on a metal base,
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00:31:54,914 --> 00:31:58,501
and cantilevered at either end,
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two rotating
black aluminum sound globes
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that project at
340 degrees of sound.
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00:32:06,468 --> 00:32:11,473
(jazz fusion music playing)
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00:32:11,473 --> 00:32:21,441
{\an8}♪
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It didn't look
like any other stereo.
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It looked like
it came from outer space.
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♪
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{\an8}My dad and David launched the G
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{\an8}at the National
Furniture Show in Chicago.
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{\an8}And then, they personally
introduced it
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{\an8}to every major retail
executive in North America.
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00:33:09,614 --> 00:33:12,617
{\an8}No one had seen anything
remotely like it before.
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00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:20,041
(jazz band playing)
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♪ On a wonderful
day like today ♪
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♪ I defy any cloud
to appear in the sky ♪
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They hired a product placement
agency in Hollywood.
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Their first coup was getting
a Project G into a major movie:
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Marriage on the Rocks,
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starring Frank Sinatra
and Dean Martin.
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Open fireplace with a real fire.
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(smooth jazz playing)
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Just the right kind of music.
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Bar not too far from the action.
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Other films quickly followed.
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'L' is for
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♪ The way you look at me ♪
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♪ 'O' is for ♪
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♪ The only one I see ♪
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And then, Clairtone
sought and got endorsements
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from some very
enthusiastic celebrities.
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♪ Extraordinary ♪
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♪ 'E' is even
more than anyone... ♪
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Oscar Peterson said
his music sounded as good
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on a Project G as it did live.
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00:34:45,293 --> 00:34:48,922
♪ ...is all that
I can give to you ♪
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♪ Love is all... ♪
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Sinatra liked
the Project G so much,
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he ordered a half dozen
for his Rat Pack friends.
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♪ Two in love can make it
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♪ Take my heart ♪
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♪ And please don't break it ♪
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♪ Love was made for me ♪
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00:35:05,271 --> 00:35:07,440
Hugh Hefner bought one
for the Playboy Mansion
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to play at all his parties.
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♪ Oh, no ♪
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Announcer: Congratulations
on the purchase
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of your new Clairtone
console stereo system.
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We thought you might
like to hold a party
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for your new Clairtone,
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00:35:39,681 --> 00:35:41,933
so we've enclosed everything
you need to get started.
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Cue the music, dim the lights,
and let the good times spin.
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♪ He don't act like he knows ♪
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00:35:49,274 --> 00:35:51,192
♪ She belongs to me ♪
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00:35:51,192 --> 00:35:53,278
♪ Yeah ♪
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♪ Now, look at how they wobble ♪
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♪ Uh-huh ♪
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00:35:57,157 --> 00:35:59,743
♪ He's the best in town ♪
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00:35:59,743 --> 00:36:01,202
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
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00:36:01,202 --> 00:36:03,371
♪ I think I'm in trouble ♪
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00:36:03,371 --> 00:36:04,748
♪ Oh, no ♪
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00:36:04,748 --> 00:36:07,000
♪ She forgets that I'm around ♪
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♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
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Promotional narrator:
We here at Clairtone
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want to congratulate you,
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our dealers
across North America,
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for your record-breaking sales
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00:36:28,313 --> 00:36:30,648
of Clairtone's award-winning
Project G stereos.
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Now, for 1966's modern
consumer,
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we present the lower,
sleeker G2 series,
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with removable speaker globes
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that can be
positioned anywhere.
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And for the
space-conscious consumer,
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there's the G3,
our smallest console yet,
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perfect for
the go-go generation,
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00:36:58,176 --> 00:37:01,054
as they prepare for their
Saturday night dance parties.
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(60s pop music playing)
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♪
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♪ The more I see you ♪
503
00:37:24,035 --> 00:37:27,163
♪ The more I want you ♪
504
00:37:27,163 --> 00:37:31,501
♪ Somehow this feeling ♪
505
00:37:31,501 --> 00:37:35,380
♪ Just grows and grows ♪
506
00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:38,800
♪ With every sigh ♪
507
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:43,263
♪ I become more mad about you ♪
508
00:37:43,263 --> 00:37:47,142
♪ More lost without you ♪
509
00:37:47,142 --> 00:37:51,312
♪ And so it goes ♪
510
00:37:51,312 --> 00:37:53,815
♪ La la la la ♪
511
00:37:55,358 --> 00:37:56,985
♪ La la la la ♪
512
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,073
♪ La la la la ♪
513
00:38:06,161 --> 00:38:08,496
Nina: But the bigger
Clairtone became,
514
00:38:08,496 --> 00:38:12,459
the more money it needed.
515
00:38:12,459 --> 00:38:15,211
Most of the cash flow was
going to pay outside suppliers
516
00:38:15,211 --> 00:38:18,340
who had to be paid in advance.
517
00:38:18,340 --> 00:38:22,177
{\an8}But the income from sales didn't
arrive until months later.
518
00:38:24,054 --> 00:38:26,848
{\an8}It was an impossible situation.
519
00:38:30,101 --> 00:38:34,314
Determined as always,
David and my dad decided
520
00:38:34,314 --> 00:38:37,901
the solution was
to become even bigger,
521
00:38:37,901 --> 00:38:42,864
to become an industrial giant,
like a Zenith or an RCA Victor.
522
00:38:42,864 --> 00:38:47,243
To do that,
they needed an enormous factory,
523
00:38:47,243 --> 00:38:49,287
big enough to bring every part
524
00:38:49,287 --> 00:38:52,374
of the manufacturing
process under one roof--
525
00:38:52,374 --> 00:38:56,211
the cabinets,
the electronics, everything.
526
00:38:56,211 --> 00:38:58,421
There was only one problem:
527
00:38:58,421 --> 00:39:03,343
if Clairtone could barely
fund its day-to-day operations,
528
00:39:03,343 --> 00:39:06,054
what were
the chances of financing
529
00:39:06,054 --> 00:39:09,349
a multimillion-dollar factory?
530
00:39:14,479 --> 00:39:19,401
(footsteps approaching)
531
00:39:28,952 --> 00:39:33,873
(soft jazz playing)
532
00:39:37,168 --> 00:39:39,587
♪ Out of the tree of life ♪
533
00:39:39,587 --> 00:39:44,300
♪ I just picked me a plum ♪
534
00:39:44,300 --> 00:39:47,012
At a crossroads,
David and my dad
535
00:39:47,012 --> 00:39:50,056
were determined to find money
to build a new factory.
536
00:39:53,059 --> 00:39:56,604
Then, out of nowhere,
an opportunity came their way.
537
00:39:56,604 --> 00:40:00,275
♪ The best is yet to come way ♪
538
00:40:11,161 --> 00:40:13,163
Newsreel narrator:
Not too long ago,
539
00:40:13,163 --> 00:40:15,248
Nova Scotia looked to its
primary industries--
540
00:40:15,248 --> 00:40:18,918
fishing, forestry,
farming, and mining--
541
00:40:18,918 --> 00:40:21,921
as the most important
factors in its economy.
542
00:40:25,133 --> 00:40:27,177
But something new
has been happening
543
00:40:27,177 --> 00:40:29,429
in this province by the sea.
544
00:40:29,429 --> 00:40:32,599
Manufacturing has become
the largest single industry.
545
00:40:34,559 --> 00:40:37,395
Money is being placed
in new projects by the province
546
00:40:37,395 --> 00:40:40,440
through Industrial Estates Limited.
547
00:40:42,067 --> 00:40:44,194
Industrial Estates Limited
548
00:40:44,194 --> 00:40:47,280
operates like a private
industrial development company.
549
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,200
If a company wishes to build
a new manufacturing plant
550
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,327
in Nova Scotia,
551
00:40:52,327 --> 00:40:55,038
IEL will finance the
construction of the building,
552
00:40:55,038 --> 00:40:58,291
attracting the
industries of tomorrow,
553
00:40:58,291 --> 00:41:00,335
and ensuring economic progress
554
00:41:00,335 --> 00:41:02,962
for the working men
and women of Nova Scotia.
555
00:41:11,763 --> 00:41:15,016
{\an8}Nina: To attract new industries
and jobs to the province,
556
00:41:15,016 --> 00:41:18,103
{\an8}Robert Stanfield,
the Premier of Nova Scotia,
557
00:41:18,103 --> 00:41:22,482
{\an8}set up an ambitious development
agency they called IEL.
558
00:41:25,318 --> 00:41:29,698
{\an8}To run it, he hired Frank Sobey,
a respected business leader
559
00:41:29,698 --> 00:41:34,661
{\an8}who shared Stanfield's vision
for Nova Scotia's future.
560
00:41:34,661 --> 00:41:41,334
♪
561
00:41:41,334 --> 00:41:43,670
Stanfield and Sobey
knew that landing
562
00:41:43,670 --> 00:41:46,089
an innovative
company like Clairtone
563
00:41:46,089 --> 00:41:49,050
would be a shot in the arm
for the entire province.
564
00:41:49,050 --> 00:41:53,263
So, they offered
my dad a sweetheart deal.
565
00:41:53,263 --> 00:41:56,641
Nova Scotia would build
Clairtone a new factory,
566
00:41:56,641 --> 00:42:00,186
if they'd move their entire
operation from Toronto
567
00:42:00,186 --> 00:42:04,274
to the depressed
backwater of Pictou County.
568
00:42:04,274 --> 00:42:09,237
It was too good
an offer to turn down.
569
00:42:09,237 --> 00:42:11,614
Mr. Munk, why did your
company select Nova Scotia?
570
00:42:11,614 --> 00:42:15,076
Because we felt that the
industrial and economic climate
571
00:42:15,076 --> 00:42:19,372
was just right for a growing
company in our industry,
572
00:42:19,372 --> 00:42:22,375
because we felt that
the people of Nova Scotia
573
00:42:22,375 --> 00:42:26,087
seemed to have a
steeped in tradition
574
00:42:26,087 --> 00:42:28,840
of integrity, craftsmanship.
575
00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:32,469
The people are artisans who
appreciate the quality
576
00:42:32,469 --> 00:42:35,263
which are inherent
in our products.
577
00:42:35,263 --> 00:42:38,475
And because of the
geographical location,
578
00:42:38,475 --> 00:42:41,144
which is so
favorable in our case
579
00:42:41,144 --> 00:42:43,772
because most of our
output is being shipped
580
00:42:43,772 --> 00:42:46,691
to the Eastern Seaboard
of the United States.
581
00:42:46,691 --> 00:42:51,655
{\an8}(country music playing)
582
00:42:51,655 --> 00:42:59,245
{\an8}♪ There's a place
I'll always cherish ♪
583
00:42:59,245 --> 00:43:01,498
{\an8}♪ 'Neath the blue Atlantic sky ♪
584
00:43:01,498 --> 00:43:03,708
{\an8}♪ Where the shores
down in Cape Breton ♪
585
00:43:03,708 --> 00:43:06,127
{\an8}♪ Bids the golden sun to rise ♪
586
00:43:06,127 --> 00:43:08,672
{\an8}♪ And the fragrance
of the apple blossoms ♪
587
00:43:08,672 --> 00:43:10,757
{\an8}♪ Sprays the dew-kissed lawns ♪
588
00:43:10,757 --> 00:43:13,176
{\an8}♪ Back in dear old Nova Scotia ♪
589
00:43:13,176 --> 00:43:15,679
{\an8}♪ The place where I was born ♪
590
00:43:24,604 --> 00:43:27,732
{\an8}Peter Munk:
Premier Stanfield, Mr. Sobey,
591
00:43:27,732 --> 00:43:30,443
{\an8}let me offer a pledge.
592
00:43:30,443 --> 00:43:32,112
We shall not let you down.
593
00:43:32,112 --> 00:43:34,406
We shall be in the forefront
594
00:43:34,406 --> 00:43:37,200
of your industrial revolution.
We shall be in the vanguard
595
00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:41,371
of the change, a change
which will put this region
596
00:43:41,371 --> 00:43:43,498
into the economic mainstream
597
00:43:43,498 --> 00:43:47,127
of Canada's total economic
and industrial revolution.
598
00:43:47,127 --> 00:43:51,715
(audience applauding)
599
00:44:02,809 --> 00:44:07,605
Nina: The Stellarton factory
stretched out over seven acres.
600
00:44:07,605 --> 00:44:10,692
It was so big, you couldn't
see from one end to the other.
601
00:44:12,694 --> 00:44:14,404
(buzzing)
602
00:44:14,404 --> 00:44:16,948
The equipment was
state-of-the-art,
603
00:44:16,948 --> 00:44:19,159
with the latest technology
imported from Germany.
604
00:44:23,371 --> 00:44:27,250
It employed 1,200 workers.
605
00:44:27,250 --> 00:44:30,837
60% of them were women
who'd been specially trained.
606
00:44:30,837 --> 00:44:32,255
(buzzing)
607
00:44:38,428 --> 00:44:42,432
In a town that had once been
dependent on the coal industry,
608
00:44:42,432 --> 00:44:46,311
the Clairtone factory brought
Stellarton back to life.
609
00:44:46,311 --> 00:44:54,360
♪
610
00:44:54,360 --> 00:44:58,698
Oh, something else,
my dad persuaded Stanfield
611
00:44:58,698 --> 00:45:01,743
to let him use a million dollars
of the government's money
612
00:45:01,743 --> 00:45:06,289
to bring Japanese car
manufacturing to Nova Scotia.
613
00:45:06,289 --> 00:45:09,918
What do cars have to do
with stereo manufacturing?
614
00:45:09,918 --> 00:45:12,462
Not a whole lot.
615
00:45:12,462 --> 00:45:15,590
But because my dad's eyes
were always on the future,
616
00:45:15,590 --> 00:45:17,384
he got involved with a group
617
00:45:17,384 --> 00:45:20,303
that managed to secure
an exclusive license
618
00:45:20,303 --> 00:45:23,807
to assemble and sell
Toyota cars in Canada,
619
00:45:23,807 --> 00:45:28,436
and he wrapped it all
into the Clairtone deal.
620
00:45:28,436 --> 00:45:31,022
(camera shutters clicking)
621
00:45:31,022 --> 00:45:33,316
{\an8}Man: I'm proud to
announce the formation
622
00:45:33,316 --> 00:45:35,694
{\an8}of Canadian Motor
Industries Limited,
623
00:45:35,694 --> 00:45:38,530
{\an8}and we want to thank the
government of Nova Scotia
624
00:45:38,530 --> 00:45:41,574
{\an8}and the Clairtone Company
for their investment.
625
00:45:41,574 --> 00:45:45,495
Like Clairtone, we are
determined to be a key factor
626
00:45:45,495 --> 00:45:49,916
in Nova Scotia's
industrial resurgence.
627
00:45:49,916 --> 00:45:52,627
When Premier Stanfield
approached me
628
00:45:52,627 --> 00:45:54,629
with the idea of
expanding the automotive...
629
00:45:54,629 --> 00:45:56,631
Nina: With their control of CMI,
630
00:45:56,631 --> 00:46:01,302
Clairtone was about to
become an industrial giant.
631
00:46:17,068 --> 00:46:19,529
(snapping)
632
00:46:19,529 --> 00:46:22,324
Announcer: The following
is a color presentation.
633
00:46:24,868 --> 00:46:28,038
Nina: By the mid-60s, color
television was being introduced,
634
00:46:28,038 --> 00:46:30,290
and everyone was convinced
635
00:46:30,290 --> 00:46:32,876
it was going to be
the next big thing.
636
00:46:37,630 --> 00:46:39,466
Newsreel narrator: Imagine
a world where every moment
637
00:46:39,466 --> 00:46:41,968
bursts to life
in brilliant, vivid color.
638
00:46:44,888 --> 00:46:48,641
Your favorite programs are now
more lifelike than ever before.
639
00:46:51,102 --> 00:46:53,938
The ordinary becomes
extraordinary in...
640
00:46:53,938 --> 00:46:55,982
living colour.
641
00:47:02,030 --> 00:47:11,706
♪
642
00:47:14,751 --> 00:47:16,795
Nina: Knowing it would
create even more jobs,
643
00:47:16,795 --> 00:47:19,798
Stanfield and Sobey offered
Clairtone an additional
644
00:47:19,798 --> 00:47:23,510
$3 million if it committed to
manufacturing color televisions.
645
00:47:25,178 --> 00:47:28,056
So, with the enthusiastic
backing of the government,
646
00:47:28,056 --> 00:47:31,518
Clairtone jumped headlong
into the color TV business.
647
00:47:41,111 --> 00:47:44,698
{\an8}My dad hired designer Tony Mann
to come up with a television
648
00:47:44,698 --> 00:47:46,950
{\an8}that matched
Clairtone's aesthetic.
649
00:47:51,538 --> 00:47:54,749
Tony's design featured
a premium 25-inch picture tube
650
00:47:54,749 --> 00:47:57,794
set in a modular chassis,
651
00:47:57,794 --> 00:48:00,922
all encased in
beautiful Brazilian rosewood
652
00:48:00,922 --> 00:48:03,383
and luxurious black leather.
653
00:48:06,469 --> 00:48:09,931
It sat on a unique
aluminum swivel base
654
00:48:09,931 --> 00:48:12,475
and came with
a snappy remote control.
655
00:48:23,194 --> 00:48:25,155
Radio DJ:
Good morning, Pictou County.
656
00:48:25,155 --> 00:48:26,823
The sun is shining,
the birds are singing,
657
00:48:26,823 --> 00:48:28,324
and it's shaping up
to be another gorgeous day
658
00:48:28,324 --> 00:48:29,909
in our own
little slice of paradise.
659
00:48:29,909 --> 00:48:31,870
Here's the Maritime's
own Caty McKinnon
660
00:48:31,870 --> 00:48:34,581
to tell us what
kind of morning she's having.
661
00:48:34,581 --> 00:48:37,667
♪ It's a beautiful morning ♪
662
00:48:40,879 --> 00:48:45,633
♪ I think I'll go
outside for a while ♪
663
00:48:45,633 --> 00:48:49,429
♪ And just smile ♪
664
00:48:49,429 --> 00:48:51,806
♪ Take in some clean
fresh air, boy ♪
665
00:48:51,806 --> 00:48:55,477
♪ No fun in staying inside ♪
666
00:48:55,477 --> 00:48:56,978
♪ If the weather's fine ♪
667
00:48:56,978 --> 00:48:58,938
♪ And you got the time ♪
668
00:48:58,938 --> 00:49:01,775
♪ It's your chance to wake up ♪
669
00:49:01,775 --> 00:49:04,778
♪ And plan another
brand new day ♪
670
00:49:04,778 --> 00:49:07,864
♪ It's a beautiful morning ♪
671
00:49:09,783 --> 00:49:11,493
♪ Ahh... ♪
672
00:49:11,493 --> 00:49:15,163
♪ Each bird keeps
singin' his own song ♪
673
00:49:15,163 --> 00:49:16,831
♪ So long ♪
674
00:49:24,297 --> 00:49:27,175
Commercial narrator:
The finest color TV you can buy
675
00:49:27,175 --> 00:49:29,010
is a Clairtone.
676
00:49:29,010 --> 00:49:31,471
These two men
insist on factory testing
677
00:49:31,471 --> 00:49:34,140
every Clairtone for one week,
678
00:49:34,140 --> 00:49:36,101
so they can guarantee
the performance.
679
00:49:36,101 --> 00:49:38,520
Peter Monk, president and
director of engineering.
680
00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:41,481
David Gilmour,
executive vice president,
681
00:49:41,481 --> 00:49:42,983
director of styling
and merchandising.
682
00:49:42,983 --> 00:49:45,068
Look into Clairtone color soon.
683
00:49:45,068 --> 00:49:48,196
Smart people won't
settle for anything less.
684
00:49:52,242 --> 00:49:54,160
♪ Would you like to ride ♪
685
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:57,747
♪ In my beautiful balloon? ♪
686
00:49:57,747 --> 00:50:00,667
♪ Would you like to glide ♪
687
00:50:00,667 --> 00:50:03,712
♪ In my beautiful balloon? ♪
688
00:50:03,712 --> 00:50:07,007
{\an8}♪ We could float among
the stars together ♪
689
00:50:07,007 --> 00:50:09,217
{\an8}♪ You and I ♪
690
00:50:09,217 --> 00:50:12,762
{\an8}♪ For we can float,
for we can float! ♪
691
00:50:12,762 --> 00:50:16,182
Nina: Expo '67 showcased
the boldest designs
692
00:50:16,182 --> 00:50:19,144
from every country in the world,
693
00:50:19,144 --> 00:50:20,979
and Clairtone's G-Series
694
00:50:20,979 --> 00:50:23,773
was selected
as the official television.
695
00:50:27,819 --> 00:50:31,281
♪ Balloon ♪
696
00:50:31,281 --> 00:50:36,077
♪ (woman singing indistinctly) ♪
697
00:50:36,077 --> 00:50:40,707
With the G-TV's high-profile
promotional campaign,
698
00:50:40,707 --> 00:50:44,210
my dad was certain that
sales would take off and soar.
699
00:50:50,717 --> 00:51:00,602
♪
700
00:51:07,067 --> 00:51:09,694
But by the fall of 1967,
701
00:51:09,694 --> 00:51:13,323
it was evident that something
was amiss in the marketplace.
702
00:51:13,323 --> 00:51:16,659
The booming sales of colour TVs
703
00:51:16,659 --> 00:51:19,954
that the industry had geared up
for just wasn't happening.
704
00:51:22,707 --> 00:51:27,712
(testing pattern tone sounding)
705
00:51:30,423 --> 00:51:33,134
On top of that,
Japanese companies
706
00:51:33,134 --> 00:51:37,055
started flooding the market
with low-cost stereo components.
707
00:51:37,055 --> 00:51:39,432
Announcer: It's Psycho Mike's
sickest stereo sale ever!
708
00:51:39,432 --> 00:51:41,768
We've got Sony,
Sensui, Hitachi, Hibachi,
709
00:51:41,768 --> 00:51:44,062
Yamaha, Omaha, Kenwood,
Flywood, and Pioner!
710
00:51:44,062 --> 00:51:46,481
Pioner! Pioner! Pioner!
711
00:51:46,481 --> 00:51:48,316
Every speaker, every amp, every
preamp, receiver, tape deck
712
00:51:48,316 --> 00:51:50,402
on sale at 10, 20, 30% off!
713
00:51:50,402 --> 00:51:52,654
I can't believe I'm doing this!
714
00:51:52,654 --> 00:51:55,240
I must be psycho!
I am psycho! I'm Psycho Mike!
715
00:51:55,240 --> 00:51:57,742
(alarm blaring)
716
00:52:01,871 --> 00:52:04,040
Nina:
To make matters even worse,
717
00:52:04,040 --> 00:52:07,043
it turns out Clairtone had
built that big modern factory
718
00:52:07,043 --> 00:52:10,839
in a place totally
unsuited for manufacturing.
719
00:52:10,839 --> 00:52:13,174
(typewriter keys clacking)
720
00:52:14,926 --> 00:52:17,053
The inexperienced
workforce had a hard time
721
00:52:17,053 --> 00:52:19,764
transitioning to the demands
of a modern assembly plant.
722
00:52:34,863 --> 00:52:36,031
(typewriter bell ringing)
723
00:52:36,031 --> 00:52:39,826
And there were other problems.
724
00:52:39,826 --> 00:52:43,204
The road to Stellarton was
so bad that Clairtone stereos
725
00:52:43,204 --> 00:52:46,207
and TVs got damaged
on the way to Halifax.
726
00:52:49,085 --> 00:52:51,254
And because the
factory was so remote,
727
00:52:51,254 --> 00:52:53,298
it took forever to get parts,
728
00:52:53,298 --> 00:52:55,800
which caused endless
production delays.
729
00:52:56,885 --> 00:52:58,887
Inventory went missing.
730
00:53:00,555 --> 00:53:03,058
Union issues threatened
to shut down the plant.
731
00:53:04,476 --> 00:53:07,145
Cost control was impossible.
732
00:53:22,994 --> 00:53:26,331
As the problems compounded,
my dad and David,
733
00:53:26,331 --> 00:53:30,418
in a panic,
tried to raise more capital.
734
00:53:30,418 --> 00:53:32,837
But nobody was interested.
735
00:53:36,257 --> 00:53:38,426
They tried to raise money
736
00:53:38,426 --> 00:53:41,012
through a merger with the
Singer Sewing Machine Company.
737
00:53:42,931 --> 00:53:44,265
But that deal fell through.
738
00:53:48,436 --> 00:53:50,939
And their plans to
build Japanese cars?
739
00:53:50,939 --> 00:53:52,857
(tires screeching)
740
00:53:52,857 --> 00:53:55,902
That was years away
from generating any income.
741
00:53:58,196 --> 00:54:00,198
{\an8}(protestors
chanting indistinctly)
742
00:54:00,198 --> 00:54:01,992
{\an8}(horns honking)
743
00:54:01,992 --> 00:54:04,285
{\an8}Robert Stanfield,
their biggest supporter,
744
00:54:04,285 --> 00:54:06,079
{\an8}was no help.
745
00:54:06,079 --> 00:54:08,248
He'd left Nova Scotia
to run for leadership
746
00:54:08,248 --> 00:54:10,500
of the federal
Conservative Party.
747
00:54:10,500 --> 00:54:13,962
Party member: The result of the
fifth and final ballot...
748
00:54:16,131 --> 00:54:17,716
And the new leader
749
00:54:17,716 --> 00:54:19,384
of the Progressive
Conservative Party...
750
00:54:21,469 --> 00:54:23,054
Bob Stanfield!
751
00:54:23,054 --> 00:54:27,100
(crowd cheering)
752
00:54:27,100 --> 00:54:29,102
- (crowd cheering)
- Order.
753
00:54:29,102 --> 00:54:32,147
- Order!
- (crowd cheering)
754
00:54:36,151 --> 00:54:38,028
Nina: Clairton was
definitely the last thing
755
00:54:38,028 --> 00:54:39,988
on Bob Stanfield's mind.
756
00:54:45,660 --> 00:54:47,996
To save the company
from going under,
757
00:54:47,996 --> 00:54:52,208
Frank Sobey
offered my dad a deal.
758
00:54:52,208 --> 00:54:54,836
Nova Scotia's development agency
759
00:54:54,836 --> 00:54:57,005
would advance another
two million dollars,
760
00:54:57,005 --> 00:55:01,509
but only on the condition
that my father and David
761
00:55:01,509 --> 00:55:05,347
surrender control
of the company.
762
00:55:05,347 --> 00:55:07,015
(typewriter keys clacking)
763
00:55:28,661 --> 00:55:32,499
My dad and David
were forced to step down.
764
00:55:32,499 --> 00:55:35,835
The Nova Scotia
government took over.
765
00:55:35,835 --> 00:55:37,879
It was devastating.
766
00:56:19,587 --> 00:56:26,511
♪
767
00:56:28,471 --> 00:56:30,682
News anchor:
Uh, this just handed to me,
768
00:56:30,682 --> 00:56:33,685
this morning, Frank Sobey of
Industrial Estates Limited
769
00:56:33,685 --> 00:56:35,854
announced the surprise
resignation of Peter Monk
770
00:56:35,854 --> 00:56:37,480
and David Gilmore
from the senior management
771
00:56:37,480 --> 00:56:39,399
of the Clairtone
Sound Corporation,
772
00:56:39,399 --> 00:56:41,484
Pictou County's
largest employer.
773
00:56:41,484 --> 00:56:43,320
No indication was given
774
00:56:43,320 --> 00:56:45,280
as to who might be
chosen to replace them.
775
00:56:49,617 --> 00:56:53,121
{\an8}Nina: The Nova Scotia government
hired a new CEO for Clairtone.
776
00:56:53,121 --> 00:56:55,665
{\an8}Mangels was his name.
777
00:56:55,665 --> 00:57:01,046
{\an8}He came from Olin Corporation, a
big American chemical company.
778
00:57:04,299 --> 00:57:06,259
Mangels believed
the way to turn things around
779
00:57:06,259 --> 00:57:09,387
was to go high volume
and low cost.
780
00:57:12,599 --> 00:57:15,560
{\an8}Clairtone started
pumping out mass-market stereos
781
00:57:15,560 --> 00:57:17,562
{\an8}and cheap little radios.
782
00:57:21,066 --> 00:57:23,193
{\an8}It was a complete 180.
783
00:57:23,193 --> 00:57:26,321
{\an8}From sophisticated technology
and elegant design
784
00:57:26,321 --> 00:57:28,657
{\an8}to... disposable junk.
785
00:57:32,369 --> 00:57:35,205
(crashing)
786
00:57:35,205 --> 00:57:44,589
♪
787
00:57:44,589 --> 00:57:47,675
Customers who loved
Clairtone for its high quality
788
00:57:47,675 --> 00:57:52,013
and sophisticated style
were not only confused,
789
00:57:52,013 --> 00:57:54,516
they were aghast.
790
00:57:57,727 --> 00:58:01,356
Mangels only lasted a year,
but in that time,
791
00:58:01,356 --> 00:58:04,651
he destroyed everything that
David and my father had created.
792
00:58:06,528 --> 00:58:09,447
{\an8}(birds chirping)
793
00:58:09,447 --> 00:58:11,449
{\an8}(bugs buzzing)
794
00:58:11,449 --> 00:58:16,454
{\an8}- (birds chirping)
- (bugs buzzing)
795
00:58:18,373 --> 00:58:23,044
My dad retreated to
a small cottage in Georgian Bay
796
00:58:23,044 --> 00:58:28,007
to reflect and try to understand
what went wrong.
797
00:58:28,007 --> 00:58:33,012
(crickets chirping)
798
00:58:38,184 --> 00:58:43,064
(loon calling)
799
00:58:47,235 --> 00:58:49,362
My parents were forced
to sell their house
800
00:58:49,362 --> 00:58:51,406
and move into
a rental apartment.
801
00:58:51,406 --> 00:58:54,075
My father's friends disappeared,
802
00:58:54,075 --> 00:58:57,329
the speaking
engagements stopped,
803
00:58:57,329 --> 00:59:02,167
and he began to wonder
if it had all just been a fluke.
804
00:59:07,547 --> 00:59:09,549
That's when I was born.
805
00:59:16,806 --> 00:59:18,767
Reporter:
This new Clairtone plalant
806
00:59:18,767 --> 00:59:21,770
opened at Stellarton in 1966.
807
00:59:21,770 --> 00:59:24,731
It was a showpiece of its time.
808
00:59:24,731 --> 00:59:28,276
But even as the plant opened,
Clairtone was in trouble.
809
00:59:28,276 --> 00:59:30,320
Barely a year later,
810
00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:32,614
IEL took it over
for the province,
811
00:59:32,614 --> 00:59:35,116
and by 1970, it was closed.
812
00:59:35,116 --> 00:59:38,370
A thousand jobs gone,
a dream ended.
813
00:59:38,370 --> 00:59:41,289
What went wrong?
814
00:59:41,289 --> 00:59:44,292
What went
wrong?
815
00:59:44,292 --> 00:59:46,336
What went wrong was
that I forgot my script.
816
00:59:46,336 --> 00:59:52,300
♪ The sun was setting ♪
817
00:59:52,300 --> 00:59:54,427
♪ In the west ♪
818
00:59:54,427 --> 00:59:56,930
♪ The birds were singing ♪
819
00:59:56,930 --> 00:59:59,808
♪ On every tree ♪
820
00:59:59,808 --> 01:00:01,434
News anchor: In an effort
to cut their losses,
821
01:00:01,434 --> 01:00:03,269
Clairtone will have to sell off
822
01:00:03,269 --> 01:00:05,772
approximately 5,000
unsold color televisions
823
01:00:05,772 --> 01:00:07,899
currently sitting
in their warehouse.
824
01:00:07,899 --> 01:00:09,526
This may prove difficult,
especially since Simpsons
825
01:00:09,526 --> 01:00:11,903
and Eaton's department
stores announced today
826
01:00:11,903 --> 01:00:14,948
that they would no longer carry
the Clairtone product line.
827
01:00:14,948 --> 01:00:17,742
♪ .Nova Scotia,
the sea bound coast ♪
828
01:00:17,742 --> 01:00:19,744
♪ Let your mountains ♪
829
01:00:19,744 --> 01:00:23,623
♪ Dark and dreary be ♪
830
01:00:23,623 --> 01:00:25,417
♪ For when I am far away... ♪
831
01:00:25,417 --> 01:00:27,293
{\an8}It wasn't very long
after you took charge
832
01:00:27,293 --> 01:00:29,879
{\an8}that things began to go sour.
833
01:00:29,879 --> 01:00:31,923
{\an8}I don't like
the way you put that.
834
01:00:31,923 --> 01:00:33,800
{\an8}You sound as though
you were suggesting
835
01:00:33,800 --> 01:00:37,637
{\an8}that I was to
blame for it going sour.
836
01:00:37,637 --> 01:00:42,517
I think it is true,
however, that, in '67,
837
01:00:42,517 --> 01:00:47,313
the good picture
that had been projected
838
01:00:47,313 --> 01:00:50,650
began to look not so good.
839
01:00:52,402 --> 01:00:54,988
Reporter: Clairtone's
annual report issued today
840
01:00:54,988 --> 01:00:57,866
indicated that losses from all
manufactured products
841
01:00:57,866 --> 01:01:00,201
were much greater
than anticipated.
842
01:01:00,201 --> 01:01:02,787
♪ Farewell to Nova Scotia ♪
843
01:01:02,787 --> 01:01:06,958
{\an8}Clairtone has had much worse
troubles and much greater losses
844
01:01:06,958 --> 01:01:11,338
{\an8}after the government took over
control rather than before.
845
01:01:11,338 --> 01:01:13,465
TV reporter:
Following the suspension
846
01:01:13,465 --> 01:01:15,550
of Clairtone's lines of credit,
847
01:01:15,550 --> 01:01:17,802
new Clairtone boss
G.A. McDonald announced today
848
01:01:17,802 --> 01:01:22,265
that all unsold inventory would
be liquidated immediately.
849
01:01:22,265 --> 01:01:24,809
Reporter: Trading in Clairtone
shares was suspended today,
850
01:01:24,809 --> 01:01:27,312
as the company was delisted
from the Toronto Stock Exchange.
851
01:01:27,312 --> 01:01:29,397
From a peak of over $15,
852
01:01:29,397 --> 01:01:32,359
the value of a share had
fallen to less than 30 cents.
853
01:01:34,819 --> 01:01:36,946
Reporter #2: It was a dark day
at the Clairtone factory,
854
01:01:36,946 --> 01:01:40,283
as employees left after punching
out for the final time.
855
01:01:40,283 --> 01:01:43,411
Some spoke of looking
for work in Ontario,
856
01:01:43,411 --> 01:01:45,664
but many will wake up tomorrow
857
01:01:45,664 --> 01:01:49,668
with no jobs and no prospect
of future employment.
858
01:01:49,668 --> 01:01:52,253
♪ Let your mountains ♪
859
01:01:52,253 --> 01:01:55,965
♪ Dark and dreary be ♪
860
01:01:55,965 --> 01:01:58,218
♪ For when I am far away ♪
861
01:01:58,218 --> 01:02:00,553
♪ On the briny ocean tossed ♪
862
01:02:00,553 --> 01:02:02,931
♪ Will you ever heave a sigh ♪
863
01:02:02,931 --> 01:02:05,809
♪ And a wish for me? ♪
864
01:02:05,809 --> 01:02:08,770
♪ Will you ever heave a sigh ♪
865
01:02:08,770 --> 01:02:11,272
♪ And a wish for me? ♪
866
01:02:11,272 --> 01:02:12,816
Nina: After selling off
Clairtone's assets
867
01:02:12,816 --> 01:02:15,276
and the Stellarton factory,
868
01:02:15,276 --> 01:02:20,240
the government of Nova Scotia
had lost over $23 million.
869
01:02:27,038 --> 01:02:31,960
(crow cawing)
870
01:02:36,506 --> 01:02:39,426
- Man: Okay.
- (electronic beeping)
871
01:02:39,426 --> 01:02:41,469
Reporter: Looking back,
872
01:02:41,469 --> 01:02:44,347
what would you say was
so special about Clairtone?
873
01:02:44,347 --> 01:02:46,391
It was the best
product at that time,
874
01:02:46,391 --> 01:02:48,977
and it was a great amount of
satisfaction and thrill
875
01:02:48,977 --> 01:02:52,397
to see a product totally
designed and made in Canada,
876
01:02:52,397 --> 01:02:54,357
in a country that
suffered traditionally
877
01:02:54,357 --> 01:02:56,401
from an inferiority complex
878
01:02:56,401 --> 01:02:58,069
vis-a-vis their American
and European counterparts,
879
01:02:58,069 --> 01:03:00,864
to be able to design something,
conceive it, design it,
880
01:03:00,864 --> 01:03:02,949
both from an
exterior point of view,
881
01:03:02,949 --> 01:03:05,327
as well as from an
engineering point of view,
882
01:03:05,327 --> 01:03:07,329
which against
any price competition
883
01:03:07,329 --> 01:03:09,789
stood up internationally
as the best product.
884
01:03:09,789 --> 01:03:12,500
When people like
Frank Sinatra, or Hugh Hefner,
885
01:03:12,500 --> 01:03:14,711
or the Beatles
had bought a Clairtone,
886
01:03:14,711 --> 01:03:16,755
it was not because
they had Canadian nationalism
887
01:03:16,755 --> 01:03:18,882
or because somebody said,
"Buy Canadian,"
888
01:03:18,882 --> 01:03:21,760
it was bought because it was
the best product available
889
01:03:21,760 --> 01:03:23,803
at any price.
890
01:03:30,060 --> 01:03:39,903
♪
891
01:03:57,545 --> 01:04:02,008
Nina: But my dad's story
didn't end with Clairtone.
892
01:04:02,008 --> 01:04:06,971
{\an8}(bossa nova music playing)
893
01:04:06,971 --> 01:04:10,642
{\an8}♪ I've got an island
in the Pacific ♪
894
01:04:10,642 --> 01:04:14,104
♪ And everything
about it is terrific ♪
895
01:04:14,104 --> 01:04:16,815
♪ I've got the sun to tan me ♪
896
01:04:16,815 --> 01:04:18,692
♪ Palms to fan me ♪
897
01:04:18,692 --> 01:04:20,735
♪ And... ♪
898
01:04:20,735 --> 01:04:22,696
♪ An occasional man ♪
899
01:04:25,031 --> 01:04:28,410
♪ I've got an island,
it's very lazy ♪
900
01:04:28,410 --> 01:04:32,122
♪ If I should ever leave it,
I'd be crazy ♪
901
01:04:32,122 --> 01:04:34,916
Back in 1962,
when they'd had some money,
902
01:04:34,916 --> 01:04:38,586
David and my dad bought two
parcels of beachfront land
903
01:04:38,586 --> 01:04:42,716
in Fiji, on a whim,
sight unseen.
904
01:04:44,801 --> 01:04:46,344
Turning their attention
905
01:04:46,344 --> 01:04:48,805
to this last thing
they owned together,
906
01:04:48,805 --> 01:04:53,560
they got financing
to build a luxury resort,
907
01:04:53,560 --> 01:04:56,021
and within a few years,
908
01:04:56,021 --> 01:04:59,149
they'd expanded it
into a chain of hotels
909
01:04:59,149 --> 01:05:03,737
and resorts across
the South Pacific...
910
01:05:03,737 --> 01:05:06,197
which they sold in 1980.
911
01:05:06,197 --> 01:05:11,161
(ocean roaring)
912
01:05:19,878 --> 01:05:22,839
With their profits,
David and my dad
913
01:05:22,839 --> 01:05:25,508
then started a commercial
real estate company...
914
01:05:32,098 --> 01:05:33,933
Which they sold in 2006.
915
01:05:37,562 --> 01:05:42,442
(jackhammer blaring)
916
01:05:53,828 --> 01:05:57,165
And they also founded one of the
biggest gold mining companies
917
01:05:57,165 --> 01:06:00,960
in the world, Barrick Gold.
918
01:06:00,960 --> 01:06:05,465
(angelic choir singing)
919
01:06:24,985 --> 01:06:27,278
(train whistle blaring)
920
01:06:27,278 --> 01:06:29,030
(train chugging)
921
01:06:29,030 --> 01:06:30,824
My dad never forgot
922
01:06:30,824 --> 01:06:33,660
that Canada took him in
when he had nothing,
923
01:06:33,660 --> 01:06:37,330
and he felt
he owed Canada a debt.
924
01:06:37,330 --> 01:06:39,582
As soon as he could,
925
01:06:39,582 --> 01:06:42,919
he began to donate
hundreds of millions of dollars
926
01:06:42,919 --> 01:06:46,840
to support health care,
education, and public policy.
927
01:06:58,309 --> 01:07:03,231
My dad died in March of 2018
at the age of 90.
928
01:07:03,231 --> 01:07:07,569
David Gilmour died
five years later at 91.
929
01:07:09,112 --> 01:07:12,949
From the day they met
until the day my dad died,
930
01:07:12,949 --> 01:07:16,036
he and David remained
the closest of friends.
931
01:07:23,710 --> 01:07:25,628
(footsteps approaching)
932
01:07:25,628 --> 01:07:29,966
(footsteps continue approaching)
933
01:07:32,093 --> 01:07:35,805
(whirring)
934
01:07:35,805 --> 01:07:40,810
(jazz fusion music playing)
935
01:07:40,810 --> 01:07:49,235
♪ That's life ♪
936
01:07:49,235 --> 01:07:51,279
♪ That's
life ♪
937
01:07:51,279 --> 01:07:55,200
♪ That's what
all the people say ♪
938
01:07:55,200 --> 01:07:58,745
♪ You're riding high in April ♪
939
01:07:58,745 --> 01:08:01,122
♪ Shot down in May ♪
940
01:08:01,122 --> 01:08:04,751
♪ But I know I'm gonna change
941
01:08:04,751 --> 01:08:07,712
♪ That tune ♪
942
01:08:07,712 --> 01:08:09,714
♪ When I'm back on top ♪
943
01:08:09,714 --> 01:08:13,218
♪ Back on top in June ♪
944
01:08:13,218 --> 01:08:15,011
{\an8}♪ I said that's life ♪
945
01:08:15,011 --> 01:08:17,597
{\an8}♪ That's life ♪
946
01:08:17,597 --> 01:08:21,685
{\an8}♪ And as funny as it may seem ♪
947
01:08:21,685 --> 01:08:24,896
{\an8}♪ Some people get their kicks ♪
948
01:08:24,896 --> 01:08:28,024
{\an8}♪ Stomping on a dream ♪
949
01:08:28,024 --> 01:08:31,611
{\an8}♪ But I don't let it,
let it get me down ♪
950
01:08:34,114 --> 01:08:36,324
{\an8}♪ 'Cause this fine old world ♪
951
01:08:36,324 --> 01:08:39,369
{\an8}♪ It keeps spinnin' around ♪
952
01:08:39,369 --> 01:08:43,832
{\an8}♪ I've been a puppet,
a pauper, a pirate, a poet ♪
953
01:08:43,832 --> 01:08:46,793
{\an8}♪ A pawn and a king ♪
954
01:08:46,793 --> 01:08:50,338
{\an8}♪ I've been up and
down and over and out ♪
955
01:08:50,338 --> 01:08:53,049
{\an8}♪ And I know one thing ♪
956
01:08:53,049 --> 01:08:57,137
{\an8}♪ Each time I find myself ♪
957
01:08:57,137 --> 01:08:59,889
{\an8}♪ Flat on my face ♪
958
01:08:59,889 --> 01:09:03,143
{\an8}♪ I pick myself up and get ♪
959
01:09:03,143 --> 01:09:06,146
{\an8}♪ Back in the race ♪
960
01:09:06,146 --> 01:09:07,188
{\an8}♪ That's life ♪
961
01:09:07,188 --> 01:09:08,898
{\an8}♪ That's
life ♪
962
01:09:08,898 --> 01:09:13,153
{\an8}♪ I tell you, I can't deny it ♪
963
01:09:13,153 --> 01:09:16,406
{\an8}♪ I thought of quitting, baby ♪
964
01:09:16,406 --> 01:09:19,409
{\an8}♪ But my heart
just ain't gonna buy it ♪
965
01:09:19,409 --> 01:09:23,747
{\an8}♪ And if I didn't think
it was worth one single try ♪
966
01:09:25,832 --> 01:09:27,959
{\an8}♪ I'd jump right on a big bird ♪
967
01:09:27,959 --> 01:09:31,379
{\an8}♪ And then I'd fly ♪
968
01:09:31,379 --> 01:09:36,051
{\an8}♪ I've been a puppet,
a pauper, a pirate, a poet ♪
969
01:09:36,051 --> 01:09:38,345
{\an8}♪ A pawn and a king ♪
970
01:09:38,345 --> 01:09:42,390
{\an8}♪ I've been up and down
and over and out ♪
971
01:09:42,390 --> 01:09:44,893
{\an8}♪ And I know one thing ♪
972
01:09:44,893 --> 01:09:48,980
{\an8}♪ Each time
I find myself layin' ♪
973
01:09:48,980 --> 01:09:51,191
{\an8}♪ Flat on my face ♪
974
01:09:51,191 --> 01:09:54,861
{\an8}♪ I just pick
myself up and get ♪
975
01:09:54,861 --> 01:09:57,447
{\an8}♪ Back in the race ♪
976
01:09:57,447 --> 01:09:59,949
{\an8}♪ That's life
(That's life) ♪
977
01:09:59,949 --> 01:10:04,871
{\an8}♪ That's life
and I can't deny it ♪
978
01:10:04,871 --> 01:10:07,374
{\an8}♪ Many times
I thought of cutting out ♪
979
01:10:07,374 --> 01:10:10,794
{\an8}♪ But my heart won't buy it ♪
980
01:10:10,794 --> 01:10:12,754
{\an8}♪ But if there's
nothing shaking ♪
981
01:10:12,754 --> 01:10:15,465
{\an8}♪ Come this here July ♪
982
01:10:18,009 --> 01:10:21,805
{\an8}♪ I'm gonna roll myself up ♪
983
01:10:21,805 --> 01:10:24,724
{\an8}♪ In a big ball ♪
984
01:10:24,724 --> 01:10:27,060
{\an8}♪ And...
985
01:10:27,060 --> 01:10:30,980
{\an8}♪ Die ♪
986
01:10:32,941 --> 01:10:37,821
{\an8}♪ My, my... ♪
987
01:10:44,994 --> 01:10:51,167
{\an8}♪ The sun was setting ♪
988
01:10:51,167 --> 01:10:52,961
{\an8}♪ In the West ♪
989
01:10:52,961 --> 01:10:55,922
{\an8}♪ The birds were singing ♪
990
01:10:55,922 --> 01:10:58,800
{\an8}♪ On every tree ♪
991
01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:00,885
{\an8}♪ All nature seemed ♪
992
01:11:00,885 --> 01:11:03,304
{\an8}♪ Inclined for to rest ♪
993
01:11:03,304 --> 01:11:05,807
{\an8}♪ But still there was ♪
994
01:11:05,807 --> 01:11:09,102
{\an8}♪ No rest for me ♪
995
01:11:11,313 --> 01:11:13,565
{\an8}♪ Farewell to Nova Scotia ♪
996
01:11:13,565 --> 01:11:15,567
{\an8}♪ The sea-bound coast ♪
997
01:11:15,567 --> 01:11:17,319
{\an8}♪ Let your mountains ♪
998
01:11:17,319 --> 01:11:21,448
{\an8}♪ Dark and dreary be ♪
999
01:11:21,448 --> 01:11:23,408
{\an8}♪ For when I'm far away ♪
1000
01:11:23,408 --> 01:11:25,869
{\an8}♪ On the briny ocean tossed ♪
1001
01:11:25,869 --> 01:11:28,246
{\an8}♪ Will you ever heave a sigh ♪
1002
01:11:28,246 --> 01:11:31,124
{\an8}♪ And a wish for me? ♪
1003
01:11:34,169 --> 01:11:36,129
{\an8}♪ I grieve to leave ♪
1004
01:11:36,129 --> 01:11:38,340
{\an8}♪ My native land ♪
1005
01:11:38,340 --> 01:11:40,550
{\an8}♪ I grieve to leave ♪
1006
01:11:40,550 --> 01:11:43,845
{\an8}♪ My comrades all ♪
1007
01:11:43,845 --> 01:11:45,847
{\an8}♪ And my parents ♪
1008
01:11:45,847 --> 01:11:48,475
{\an8}♪ Who I held so dear ♪
1009
01:11:48,475 --> 01:11:51,061
{\an8}♪ And the bonnie, bonnie lad ♪
1010
01:11:51,061 --> 01:11:55,148
{\an8}♪ That I do adore ♪
1011
01:11:56,441 --> 01:11:58,943
{\an8}♪ Farewell to Nova Scotia ♪
1012
01:11:58,943 --> 01:12:00,945
{\an8}♪ The sea-bound coast ♪
1013
01:12:00,945 --> 01:12:02,530
{\an8}♪ Let your mountains ♪
1014
01:12:02,530 --> 01:12:06,368
{\an8}♪ Dark and dreary be ♪
1015
01:12:06,368 --> 01:12:08,953
{\an8}♪ For when I'm far away ♪
1016
01:12:08,953 --> 01:12:11,164
{\an8}♪ On the briny ocean tossed ♪
1017
01:12:11,164 --> 01:12:13,375
{\an8}♪ Will you ever heave a sigh ♪
1018
01:12:13,375 --> 01:12:16,836
♪ And a wish for me? ♪
1019
01:12:16,836 --> 01:12:19,214
♪ Will you ever heave a sigh ♪
1020
01:12:19,214 --> 01:12:23,343
♪ And a wish for me? ♪
1021
01:12:23,343 --> 01:12:25,553
(projector whirring)
1022
01:12:25,553 --> 01:12:30,350
(whirring)