T. Earl Pardoe

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1885 – 1971

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Who was T. Earl Pardoe?

Thomas Earl Pardoe was the first head of the Brigham Young University drama program. One of the main theaters in the Harris Fine Arts Center at BYU is named for him and his wife, Kathryn Bassett Pardoe, who was also an influential drama teacher at BYU.

Pardoes was born and raised in Ogden, Utah. Pardoe was involved in high school and community dramatic productions, but when he went to Stanford University, it was to study engineering. In his studies, he discovered that he was more suited to a career in theatre. He returned to Ogden and worked as a stage hand and back-up actor for the Ogden Opera Company before going to study at the Leland Powers School in Boston. While there he also served as an LDS missionary, in part because his uncle, Ben E. Rich, was the mission president. While in Boston, Pardoe also performed with the Boston Grand Opera and was a correspondent for the Deseret News. Pardoe graduated from Leland Powers in 1913.

Pardoe then returned to Ogden where he met Kathryn Bassett when he played the lead-male role to her female lead in a comedic-opera. They were married on June 3, 1914 with the ceremony performed by David O. McKay. Pardoe then became a drama and speech teacher at Weber Academy, the predecessor of Weber State University.

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Born
1885
Education
  • University of Southern California
  • Stanford University
Died
1971

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on July 23, 2013

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