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9th ACTRA Awards
The 9th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 9, 1980.Rick Groen, "Drying Up the Streets cleans up on ACTRAs". '' The Globe and Mail'', April 10, 1980. The ceremony was hosted by Dave Broadfoot. Television Radio Journalism and special awards References {{Canadian Screen Awards 1980 in Canadian television ACTRA The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is a Canadian trade union representing performers in English-language media. It has 25,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media. The org ... ACTRA Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Broadfoot
Dave Broadfoot (December 5, 1925 – November 1, 2016) was a Canadian comedian and satirist. He is best known for his performances as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce."Dave Broadfoot, iconic Canadian comedian of the Royal Canadian Air Farce, dead at 90" ''Toronto Star'', Peter Edwards, Nov. 2, 2016 Early life Broadfoot was born in , British Columbia, to a religious family. He left high school in 1943 and joined the merch ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Parkes
Gerard Parkes (October 16, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was an Irish-Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin, and moved to Toronto in 1956. He is known for playing "Doc" on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Fraggle Rock'' and the bartender in the film '' The Boondock Saints'' and its sequel '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day''. Career His acting career spanned film, radio, television, and the stage. Parkes worked often on CBC radio, beginning in 1959, and shifted into television and film, acting in such diverse series as the 1960s' ecological adventure series '' The Forest Rangers'', children's show ''The Littlest Hobo'', and the detective series ''Cagney and Lacey''. In 1968, Parkes won the first Canadian film award (then called the Etrog and now known as the Gemini) for his portrayal of Uncle Matthew in the movie '' Isabel''. He received the Andrew Allan Award in 1983 for Best Radio Actor, and in 1999, he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Lights (1973 TV Series)
''City Lights'' was a Canadian television series hosted by Brian Linehan and produced by Citytv in Toronto, and syndicated throughout Canada and internationally, running from 1973 to 1988. It featured Linehan interviewing film and television celebrities about their roles and lives, either on location, or in studio. Linehan developed a reputation for well-researched questions and non-adversarial style. In 1988, the series was replaced with ''MovieTelevision'', an expanded magazine series cohosted by Linehan and Jeanne Beker Jeanne Beker, (; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion editor, and author. Family Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, two Jewish Holocaust survivors born in Ko .... Linehan remained with the new show for a single season before leaving in 1989. References 1973 Canadian television series debuts 1988 Canadian television series endings Citytv original programming 1970s C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Linehan
Brian Richard Linehan (September 3, 1944 – June 4, 2004) was a Canadian television host from Hamilton, Ontario,Brian Linehan at . best known for his interviews on the longrunning talk show '' City Lights''."Life of Brian" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Kain
Karen Alexandria Kain (born March 28, 1951) is a Canadian former ballet dancer, and was the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada from 2005 - 2021. Early training and childhood Kain's mother enrolled her daughter in ballet training because she believed it would improve her postural alignment, poise, and discipline. The family moved from Ancaster to Erindale Woodlands, Toronto Township when Kain was in grade 6 (age 11, 1962) so she could begin training at the National Ballet School of Canada. (The majority of Toronto Township, including Erindale Woodlands, is now Mississauga.) Upon graduating in 1969, she was invited to join the National Ballet of Canada. She also participated in Girl Guides of Canada programs as a member. Career Kain became a principal dancer in 1971, performing central roles in a wide array of ballets, eventually becoming well known in Canada, with the help of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev. She worked as a guest artist with Roland Petit's Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toller Cranston
Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston, CM (April 20, 1949 – January 24, 2015) was a Canadian figure skater and painter. He won the 1971–1976 Canadian national championships, the 1974 World bronze medal and the 1976 Olympic bronze medal. Despite never winning at the World Figure Skating Championships due to his poor compulsory figures, he won the small medal for free skating at the 1972 and 1974 championships. Cranston is credited by many with having brought a new level of artistry to men's figure skating. Personal life Cranston was born in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1949 and grew up in Kirkland Lake. When he was 11, his family moved to suburban Montreal. Growing up, Cranston had an uneasy relationship with his family, especially his mother, who was a painter and who he says had a domineering and self-centred personality. He later compared his childhood to "being in jail". In school he had the habit of asking provocative questions that made his teachers think he was being dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salome Bey
Salome Bey (October 10, 1933 – August 8, 2020)While ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' gives her year of birth as 1939, other sources say she was born in 1933 or 1944. was an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress who lived in Toronto, Ontario, since 1966. In 2005, she was made an honorary Member of the Order of Canada. In 2022 she was honoured by Canada Post with a commemorative postage stamp for her contributions to Canadian music and theatre. Biography Born to a middle-class African-American family in New Jersey, Bey formed a vocal group with her brother Andy Bey and sister Geraldine Bey (de Haas), known as Andy and the Bey Sisters, performing in local clubs and touring North America and Europe. After moving to Toronto in 1964 and playing the jazz club circuit, she became known as "Canada's First Lady of Blues". Bey appeared on Broadway in '' Your Arms Too Short to Box with God'', for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award for her work on the cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Cummings
Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for leading The Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career. Cummings has been inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has been cited as one of the most influential performers in Canadian rock music. He has also been named as an officer of the Order of Canada and Order of Manitoba. The Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg is named in his honour. Career Early years Cummings was born and raised in Winnipeg by his mother and maternal grandparents, after his father left the family during his infancy. He attended St. John's High School but dropped out at age 17 to pursue a career in music; the school granted him an honorary diploma in 2010. In 1964 Cummings joined local R&B band the Deverons (not to be confused with an American group called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliane Stilwell
Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French is spoken, a variant of Lillian and Lily, associated with the flower name Lily, genus Lilium. People with this name *Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), French writer of a Jewish family *Liliane Bettencourt (1922–2017), the second richest person in France *Liliane Chappuis (1955–2007), Swiss politician *Liliane de Kermadec Liliane de Kermadec (6 October 1928 – 13 February 2020) was a Polish-French film director and screenwriter. She directed more than twenty films and documentaries between 1965 and 2016. Career Liliane de Kermadec began as a set photographe ... (1928–2020), French film director and screenwriter * Liliane Klein-Lieber (1924–2020), French resistance member * Liliane Maury Pasquier (born 1956), Swiss politician * Liliane Montevecchi (1932–2018), French actress, dancer, and singer * Liliane Nemri, Lebanese actress * Liliane Saint-Pierre (born 1948), Belgian singer * Leelee Sobieski (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt And Jenny
''Matt and Jenny'' (or ''Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail'') is a Canadian television series of 26 episodes of 25 minutes each, broadcast on Global starting October 21, 1979."Matt and Jenny". '' The Globe and Mail'', October 20, 1979. A French-language dub of the show, titled ''Les routes de l'amitié'', later aired on La Chaîne française, Ontario's then-new francophone educational service, in 1986."10-day-old French network showing plenty of promise". ''Toronto Star'', January 10, 1987. American television producer Norman Lear also purchased American rights to the show in 1980;"Norman Lear buys Matt and Jenny". '' The Globe and Mail'', April 7, 1980. however, he did not indicate at the time whether he planned to syndicate the existing Canadian show or produce an Americanized remake, and neither plan subsequently materialized. However, the series later aired in the United States on Nickelodeon circa 1981-1983. The series won an award for Best Television Series from the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Follows
Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 2013 to 2017, she starred as Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France, in the television drama series ''Reign''. Early life Follows was born in Toronto, Ontario, the youngest of four children, in an acting family. Her father was Canadian theatre actor and director Ted Follows and her mother is Canadian actress Dawn Greenhalgh. Her parents later divorced. Her three siblings are all in the entertainment industry. Her elder sister Edwina is a writer, while her brother Laurence and sister Samantha Follows (who is married to American actor Sean O'Bryan) are also actors. Career Beginnings Her first acting job came at the age of nine, when she landed a spot in a commercial for Bell Canada. She was directed to make an impudent gesture out of a school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Torgov
Sarah Torgov (born ) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in popular movies in the 1980s, including ''Meatballs'', ''If You Could See What I Hear'', ''American Gothic'', '' The July Group'', and ''Drying Up the Streets''. Her television appearances included episodes of ''Simon & Simon'' and ''The Greatest American Hero''. She won an ACTRA Award for her performance in ''Drying Up the Streets'' at the 9th ACTRA Awards in 1980.Lane, Lydia (April 9, 1982). "The Many Interests of Sarah Torgov", ''Los Angeles Times'', p. G5. It also earned her a nomination for a Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature. She stopped acting in 1988 and is now working as an artist and book illustrator in Los Angeles. She illustrated ''Let's Read Together: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Reading'', by Ellen Gordon and Eileen Zweig. Personal life She was born in Toronto. She is the daughter of noted Canadian humourist and novelist Morley Torgov(February 26, 1979). "People", ''Maclean's'' 92 (9): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
