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Adventures In Rainbow Country
''Adventures in Rainbow Country'' is a Canadian television series that aired on CBC Television in the 1970–71 television season. Reruns were later shown on the American children's cable channel Nickelodeon during the early 1980s. A half hour family drama, the show starred Lois Maxwell (of James Bond fame) as Nancy Williams, a widow raising her children Billy (Stephen Cottier) and Hannah (Susan Conway) in rural Northern Ontario. Setting The show was filmed in 1969 around Whitefish Falls, Ontario, Whitefish Falls, which is near Espanola, Ontario, Espanola, Ontario, Canada. Many scenes were also shot at Rainbow Lodge on Birch Island, Ontario, Birch Island and on Manitoulin Island. Production and broadcasts The show was very popular in Canada and technically never cancelled. No further episodes were produced after the first season. There were 26 episodes produced in total. The series was also broadcast in the 1970s in Australia on ABC Television (Australian TV network), ABC. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davidson (filmmaker)
William Davidson (1928–2009) was a Canadian director, producer and writer whose career included work with the National Film Board of Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and independent features. He is noted for directing the early English-Canadian movie ''Now That April's Here (film), Now That April's Here'' (1958) and producing the TV series ''The Forest Rangers (TV series), The Forest Rangers'' (1963–65) and ''Adventures in Rainbow Country'' (1970–71). Career Davidson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario and the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts, Davidson had some early experience in Toronto in theatre, radio and journalism. He joined the National Film Board in 1948. He directed and edited a number of films for the Board, including the series ''On the Spot'', ''Faces of Canada'' and ''Canada Carries On''. In 1955 he returned to Toronto, where he worked for the CBC as a producer-director, during which time he amassed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe (; syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and throughout the northeastern woodlands. The Ojibwe, being Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and of the subarctic, are known by several names, including Ojibway or Chippewa. As a large ethnic group, several distinct nations also consider themselves Ojibwe, including the Saulteaux, Nipissings, and Oji-Cree. According to the U.S. census, Ojibwe people are one of the largest tribal populations among Native American peoples in the U.S. In Canada, they are the second-largest First Nations population, surpassed only by the Cree. They are one of the most numerous Indigenous peoples north of the Rio Grande. The Ojibwe population is approximately 320,000, with 170,742 living in the U.S. and approximately 160,000 in Canada. In the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratch Wallace
Richard "Ratch" Wallace (November 7, 1944 - October 16, 2011) was a Canadian film and television actor, most noted for his recurring supporting role as Kenny Volker in the 1980s television series '' Seeing Things''. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Wallace was known as Ritch in his youth before opting to change his nickname to Ratch after jazz musician Jonah Jones misspelled his name that way when giving him an autograph. He began his career as a stage actor with Toronto's Crest Theatre, having his first film role when he was cast in David Secter's 1966 film '' The Offering''. He subsequently acted in films including ''Isabel'', ''The Act of the Heart'', '' Journey'', ''The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke'' and ''Sunday in the Country'', and had a guest role in an episode of ''Adventures in Rainbow Country'', before trying his hand at filmmaking as executive producer of '' The Hard Part Begins'', and screenwriter of '' Age of Innocence'' (also known as ''Ragtime Summer'').Frank Dale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Kramreither
Anthony Kramreither (August 7, 1926 – February 8, 1993) was an Austrian-Canadian film and television actor and producer."OBITUARY: Anthony Kramreither Toronto film producer". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 12, 1993. Primarily known as a producer of low-budget horror and exploitation films such as '' Thrillkill'', ''The Giant Spider Invasion'' and '' Humongous'',"Low-budget film-maker a dark horse". ''Toronto Star'', August 31, 1986. he was most noted as producer of the 1986 film '' Dancing in the Dark'', which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Picture at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987."Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 5, 1987. Originally from Vienna, Kramreither was a stage actor in Austria and Germany before moving to Canada in 1954. In Canada, he had television acting roles in series such as ''Wojeck'', '' Quentin Durgens, M.P.'', '' R.C.M.P.'', ''Adventures in Rainbow Country'' and '' Seaway'', and films such as '' Change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Westgate
Murray Westgate (April 16, 1918 – August 27, 2018) was a Canadian actor. He is best known for his longtime role as a television pitchman in Canadian commercials for Esso on ''Hockey Night in Canada'' in the 1950s and 1960s, and also for his roles in '' Blue City Slammers'', for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988; and in the film adaptation of '' Two Solitudes'', as the Prime Minister of Canada."Westgate, Murray (1918- )" , November 2002. Early life Before becoming an actor, Westgate served as a radio operator in the |
Jean-Louis Roux
Jean-Louis Roux (May 18, 1923 – November 28, 2013) was a Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright who was briefly the List of lieutenant governors of Quebec#Lieutenant Governors of Quebec, 1867–present, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Roux originally studied medicine at the Université de Montréal, but gave it up to pursue acting. After travelling and performing in New York City and Paris he returned to Montreal and helped create the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and became a frequent actor in and director of its productions for several years. He also turned to writing and wrote successful plays, radio dramas, and television shows. Roux's greatest fame comes from his role on ''La famille Plouffe'', a very successful Quebec situation comedy. He served as President of the Canadian Conference of the Arts from 1968 to 1970. In 1971, Roux was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1987. In 1989, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Redbird
Duke Redbird (born 1939) is an Indigenous Canadian poet, journalist, activist, businessman, actor and administrator, best known as a key figure in the development of First Nations literature in Canada. An Ojibwe from the Saugeen First Nation in Southwestern Ontario,Jeannette Armstrong and Lally Grauer, ''Native Poetry in Canada: A Contemporary Anthology''. Broadview Press, 2001. . p. 41. he became a ward of the Children's Aid Society at nine months of age after his mother died in a house fire."An unbending spirit: The creative journey is far from over for the artist, poet, and former politico, Duke Redbird". ''National Post'', April 10, 1999. Raised predominantly by white foster families, he began writing as a way to deal with the anti-indigenous racism he faced in schools. Early career During the mid-1960s, he started his career as a spoken word artist on folk festival, coffeehouse and theatre tours across Canada, he then became editor of a native newspaper named ''The Thunderbir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Rodrigues
Percy Rodriguez (born Percy Rodrigues; June 13, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was a Canadian actor who appeared in many television shows and films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was of Afro-Portuguese heritage and was born in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood of Montreal. Born with the surname "Rodrigues," he adopted the spelling "Rodriguez" after it was misspelled in a Broadway theatre, Broadway Event programme, program early in his career. Rodriguez was also known for his extensive voiceover work as the narrator of film trailers, television spots and documentaries. Early life Rodriguez was the oldest of three siblings and was of African and Portuguese descent. After his father left home while Percy was in his early teens, Percy began working to help provide for his family. He developed an interest in boxing and acting, becoming a professional boxer while simultaneously exploring acting jobs. He ended up joining Montreal’s Negro Theatre Guild and ultimately won the Canadian Drama Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Birman
Leonard Birman (September 28, 1932 – February 10, 2023) was a Canadian-American actor, who began his career in Montreal. In his 45 years on stage, screen and radio, he portrayed a wide variety of characters, including some choice roles in classical and contemporary theatre. Early life and career Birman was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the second son of Maurice Lieb Birman, who was a millinery designer, and Anna Birman, a marriage that lasted 70 years. He graduated from Baron Byng High School in 1949 as class president, and within months he was captivated by the stage and the discovery of being naturally at home on it. He had been a good student and now had no interest at all in continuing on to college. His earliest influences came by way of the STAGE series, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio productions of original plays and international classics beginning in the early 1940s. As a longtime fan, he was honoured and humbled to be joining the remaining memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margot Kidder
Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was a Canadian and American actress and activist. She amassed List of Margot Kidder performances, several film and television credits in her career spanning five decades, including her best known portrayal of Lois Lane (1978 film series character), Lois Lane in the original Superman in film#Salkind/Cannon film series (1978–1987), ''Superman'' films (1978–1987). Her accolades included two Canadian Film Awards, an Daytime Emmy Awards, Emmy Award, a Genie Awards, Genie Award and a Saturn Awards, Saturn Award. Born in Yellowknife to a Canadian mother and an American father, Kidder was raised in the Northwest Territories as well as several Canadian provinces. She began her acting career in the 1960s, appearing in low-budget Canadian productions and winning the 21st Canadian Film Awards#Special Awards, Canadian Film Special Award in 21st Canadian Film Awards, 1969. She first received attention for appearing in the comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent (July 12, 1930 – February 25, 2023) was a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He was known for his roles in numerous productions, including ''Away from Her'', ''The Rowdyman'', ''John and the Missus'', ''A Gift to Last'', ''Due South'', ''The Red Green Show'', and ''Quentin Durgens, M.P.'' He was the voice of King Babar in the Babar the Elephant television and film productions from 1989 to 2015. Writers from Newfoundland and Labrador Early life Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Grand Falls, Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). His mother, Florence "Flossie" (née Cooper), was originally from Clifton, Newfoundland and his father, Stephen Arthur Pinsent, was a papermill worker and cobbler originally from Dildo, Newfoundland, Dildo, Newfoundland. His mother was "quiet spoken" and a religious Anglican; the family was descended from immigrants from Kent and Devo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Donat
Peter Donat (born Pierre Collingwood Donat; January 20, 1928 – September 10, 2018) was a Canadian-American actor. Early life Pierre Collingwood Donat was born in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Marie (née Bardet) and Philip Ernst Donat, a landscape gardener. Richard Donat, who starred on the television show '' Haven'', is Peter's younger brother. His uncle was Oscar winning British actor Robert Donat. Peter Donat emigrated to the United States in 1950, studied drama at Yale University, and first came to attention as a stage actor in the lead of a production of '' Cyrano de Bergerac''. In 1961, he played a leading role in Donald Jack's stage play '' The Canvas Barricade'', the first Canadian play performed at the Stratford Festival. Career In 1965, he was featured in the cast as Vince Conway on '' Moment of Truth''. That series was the only Canadian serial ever broadcast on a commercial television network in the United States. His credits include: '' Mission: I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
