Linda Schuyler, CM (born Linda Bawcutt on 1948 in London, England) is a Canadian television producer involved in the creation of the Degrassi series and Instant Star series of teen programs. Schuyler got her ideas for Degrassi from her former career as a teacher. The daughter of Jack and Joyce Bawcutt, Schuyler immigrated with her family to Canada in 1957 and was raised in Paris, Ontario. In 1993, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Wikipedia
Schuyler's life has a kind of hurricane quality to it -- hectic, fast, filled from one moment to the next with the potential for disaster. news.degrassi.ca/article.php?a_id=549
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