BC Entertainment Hall Of Fame
The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in Vancouver was founded on 24 July 1992 to honour British Columbians that have made outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Star Walk inductees are honoured with a brass plaque on Granville Street's Walk of Fame and in a Starwalk gallery in the Orpheum. Individuals and organizations can be nominated and inducted. Vancouver Civic Theatres collaborates with the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, providing guided tours of the historic Orpheum Theatre. The selection process can take several years from the time the nomination to when its given. Dorothy Davies was one of the first Star Walk inductees. Inductees * 1992 - Angelina Avison, John Avison, Doris Buckingham * 1993 - Thora Anders, Thor Arngrim, Shirley Broderick * 1994 - Dorothy Davies, Leo Aquino, Bob Hope. * 1995 - Rosemary Deveson, Jack Ammon * 1996 - Elizabeth Ball, Aida Broadbent * 1997 - Daryl Duke * 1998 - Vic Waters and Anna Wyman, Bernard Braden * 1999 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Orpheum Theatre Vancouver View Of Stage
Orpheum is a name often used for theatres or other entertainment venues. It may refer to: Theatres *Orpheum Circuit, a chain of vaudeville and movie theaters Australia *Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales Canada *Orpheum (Vancouver), Vancouver, British Columbia Germany *Orpheum Dresden Malta *Orpheum Theatre (Malta) United States *Orpheum Theater (Flagstaff, Arizona) *Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, Arizona) *Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles), California *Palace Theatre (Los Angeles), formerly Orpheum Theatre *Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco), California *Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois) *Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) Illinois *Hotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport, Iowa *Orpheum Theatre (Sioux City, Iowa) *Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) *Orpheum Theater (New Orleans) *Orpheum Theatre (Boston), Massachusetts *Orpheum Theatre (New Bedford, Massachusetts) *NorShor Theatre or Orpheum Theatre, Duluth, Minnesota *Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis), Min ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rosemary Deveson
''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers. It is a member of the sage family, Lamiaceae. The species is native to the Mediterranean region, as well as Portugal and Spain. It has a number of cultivars and its leaves are commonly used as a flavoring. Description Rosemary has a fibrous root system. It forms an aromatic evergreen shrub with leaves similar to ''Tsuga'' needles. Forms range from upright to trailing; the upright forms can reach between tall. The leaves are evergreen, long and broad, green above, and white below, with dense, short, woolly hair. The plant flowers in spring and summer in temperate climates, but the plants can be in constant bloom in warm climates; flowers are white, pink, purple or deep blue. The branches are dotted with groups of 2 to 3 flowers down its length. Rosemary also has a tendency to flower outside its normal flowering season; it h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Judith Marcuse
Judith Rose Marcuse (born 1947) is a Canadian dancer and choreographer. She created over 100 choreographic works many of which are focused on community-engaged art for social change. Marcuse's performance and choreographic work has been recognized in Canada and around the world. Dancer Judith Marcuse began her dance training in Montreal and at 15 she moved to London to study at the Royal Ballet School where her training combined modern dance influences with a traditional classical ballet education. During her early career, Marcuse performed with various companies including Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Bat-Dor Dance Company in Israel, Ballets de Genève in Switzerland and Oakland Ballet in the United States, and finally London's Ballet Rambert where Marcuse began to choreograph dances herself. Choreography career In 1976, Marcuse moved to Vancouver and started her own dance company named Judith Marcuse Dance Projects Society in 1978 and then Repertory Dance Company of Canada i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drew Burns
Drew may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;In the United States * Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Drew, Mississippi, a city * Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Drew County, Arkansas * Drew Plantation, Maine ;In Canada * Drew, Ontario, Canada, a farming community Schools in the United States * Drew University, Madison, New Jersey * Drew High School (other) * Drew School, a high school in San Francisco, California Other uses * Drew (name), a given name and surname * 23452 Drew, an inner main-belt asteroid * , a World War II United States Navy attack transport * Drew Field, a World War II United States Army Air Forces base in Tampa, Florida * The Drew Las Vegas, casino under construction in Las Vegas * Drew Field Municipal Airport, former name for Tampa International Airport (1946-1950) * "Drew", a song from the 2013 album ''Tales of Us'' by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp See also * Dru (disambi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Brockington
John Stanley Brockington (September 7, 1948 – March 31, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. He was a first round draft choice out of Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in . College career Born and raised in Brooklyn in New York City, Brockington played halfback and fullback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1968 to 1970. He was a freshman with the so-called Super Sophomores who led the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and a consensus national championship in 1968. Brockington and the other Super Sophomores finished their college careers with a record Brockington played left halfback in 1968 and 1969, used primarily as a blocker for fullback Jim Otis and quarterback In 1970, Brockington moved to the fullback position and was the featured running back in head coach Woody Hayes' offense. Brockington finished ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruce Allen (manager)
Bruce Allen is a Canadian music band manager who has represented a number of popular Canadian musicians including Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Jann Arden, Anne Murray, Bryan Adams, Prism, Loverboy and Michael Bublé. He also manages music producer Bob Rock and American rock band The Offspring. In 1985, Allen spearheaded the charity supergroup Northern Lights, who recorded the song " Tears Are Not Enough" in support of Ethiopian famine relief. Allen hosted SoundOff, a popular call-in talk show on 99.3 CFOX-FM in Vancouver for much of the 1990s. He now does a daily commentary for CKNW's talk radio show called Reality Check. In 2005, Allen was the recipient of the Special Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto. He is a co-owner of a WHL team, the Vancouver Giants. In popular culture One of Bruce's bands, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, referenced Bruce (not by name) in a song on their 1973 album, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II. The song, "Welcome Home", includes the lin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlene Brandolini
Charlene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Charlene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Charlene or Charleen * Charlene (singer), American singer Charlene D'Angelo (born 1950) Music Albums * ''Charlene'' (Charlene album), 1977 * ''Charlene'' (Tweet album), 2016 Songs * "Charlene" (song), a 2003 song by Anthony Hamilton * "Charlene", a 1959 song by Jerry Fuller * "Charlene", a 1995 song by Björk, B-side of " Isobel" * "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)", a song by Stephen and the Colberts See also * * Charley (other) * Charlie (other) * Charlin (other) * Charles (other) * Charlot (other) * Charlotte (other) * Carlin (other) * Karlin (other) Karlin may refer to: Places Belarus * Karlin (Pinsk), a village Czech Republic *Karlín, a district of Prague *Karlín (Hodonín District), a municipality and village *Karlín, a village and administrat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerry And Ron Barre
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named **Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge ***Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann ****Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas *****Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ******Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ****** Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president ****** Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr ******* Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr * Alan Gerry (born 192 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bernard Braden
Bernard Chastey Braden (16 May 1916 – 2 February 1993) was a Canadian-born British actor and comedian, who is best known for his appearances in UK television and radio shows. Life Braden was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and educated at Magee Secondary School, Kerrisdale, Vancouver. He produced plays on CJOR Vancouver in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He married Barbara Kelly in 1942, and they moved to Toronto the same year. They had two children, Christopher and Kelly Braden. Seven years later, he, his wife and two children moved to England. A third child, Kim, was born in London in 1949. He was the subject of '' This Is Your Life'' in 1991, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel outside the Aldwych Theatre. Braden died in Camden, London, aged 76, following a series of strokes. Career Radio In ''Breakfast with Braden'' (for the BBC, from January 1950) he played American serviceman "Brandon Marlow" (a caricature of Marlon Brando in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'') ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anna Wyman
Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) * Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje (1366–1425) * Anna of Cilli (1386–1416) * Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania (died 1418) * Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432–1462) * Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1514) * Anna, Duchess of Prussia (1576–1625) * Anna of Russia (1693–1740) * Anna, Lady Miller (1741–1781) * Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1783–1857) * Anna, Lady Barlow (1873–1965) * Anna (feral child) (1932–1942) * Anna (rapper) (born 2003) * Anna (singer) (born 1987) * C. N. Annadurai (1909–1969), Indian politician, known as Anna (elder brother) * Sunil Shetty (born 1961), Indian actor, known by his nickname Anna Places Australia * Hundred of Anna, a cadastral d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vic Waters
Vic, vic or VIC may refer to: People and fictional characters * Vic (name), a list of people, fictional characters and mascots with the given name * V.I.C. (rapper) (born 1987), stage name of an American rapper Places * Vic, Spain, a town and municipality in Barcelona Province * Victoria (state), a state in Australia abbreviated Vic * Mount Vic, a mountain in British Columbia, Canada * Vič District, Ljubljana, Slovenia ** Vič, a former village, now part of Ljubljana * Vič, Dravograd, a village in northern Slovenia Government and military * Vic., abbreviation used when referring to Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, indicating an act during the reign of Victoria, e.g. 23 Vic * Vehicle Identity Check, a former car ownership regulation in the UK * Veteran identification card, issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs * Vic formation, a fighter formation first used in the First World War * Victualling Inshore Craft, a type of Royal Navy auxiliary vesse ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daryl Duke
Daryl Duke (8 March 1929 – 21 October 2006) was a Canadian film and television director. Biography Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers. His career continued with CBC in Toronto producing such series as '' This Hour Has Seven Days'', then in the United States for major television networks and studios there. In 1977, he won the Canadian Film Award for best Director for his surprise hit '' The Silent Partner''. His significant achievement in television was directing the Emmy Award winning miniseries '' The Thorn Birds''. Duke was also among those responsible for the creation of CKVU-TV in Vancouver which is today part of the Citytv franchise. Noteworthy is that he produced and directed early Bob Dylan "song films," black and white vignettes that were the forerunners of today's music videos. He was inducted to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame and Star Walk in 1997. Duke died in West Vancouver, Bri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |