Actor, writer, director, producer.
Born at Winnipeg on 15 November 1936, only child of Max Rosemond (c1911-1992) and Mona Magid (?-1967), he attended William Whyte School and St. John's High School, and received a BA degree from the University of Manitoba (1958). Through the late 1950s, he was an active stage actor in Winnipeg, a founding member of the Manitoba Theatre Centre, who performed in such productions as The Rainmaker (1958). He moved to Toronto around 1959.
He was involved with production of such televised public affairs programs as Through the Eyes of Tomorrow (1966-1969) and The Way It Is (1967-1969). From the 1970s through 1990s, he directed or produced popular Canadian programs such as King of Kensington, Royal Canadian Air Farce, Mr. Dress-Up, and The Friendly Giant. As the head of school and pre-school television programming for CBC, he wrote and developed the Canadian version of Sesame Street. In recognition of his community service, he was inducted into the Order of Canada (2003).
He died at Toronto, Ontario on 20 August 2026, survived by a wife and two sons.
“1,074 graduate university this year,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 May 1958, page 10.
Obituary [Mona Rosemond], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 August 1967, page 24.
Obituary [Max Rosemond], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1992, page 39.
“A cancon icon,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 2026.
We thank Jim Ingebrigtsen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 October 2026
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