Category: Inductees

Known professionally by her first name alone (like her sister, Juliette), Suzanne had a very successful radio career in the late 40s, the 50’s and 60’s. She is best remembered as the female star of the popular radio show, Nabob Harmony House, which was broadcast live across Canada from the stage of the Orpheum every…
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Vancouver’s “Spirit of the West” are still putting out as much energy as they did when they first began in 1983.  Known and beloved by generations of fans, they have travelled extensively throughout the US, UK, most of Europe and of course numerous tours coast to coast in Canada. Considered the “Granddaddies of Canadian Celtic…
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Donna Spencer is a founding director of the Firehall Theatre Society in Vancouver and currently the Artistic Producer. An advocate of cultural understanding and awareness of diversity, she established BC’s first culturally diverse theatre company and established an apprenticeship training program for artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. She enthusiastically supports non-traditional casting. She received a Jessie for…
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Dorothy Somerset was a Radcliffe College graduate, Somerset had performed with the Harvard Dramatic Society, studied theatre in England, directed the annual productions of the UBC University Players’ Club — the first all-student drama society in Canada — and made guest appearances with the professional British Guild Players. Dorothy was the leading lady of the…
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Lois Smith, prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada 1951 – 1969, died January 22nd, 2011.  Lois Smith became the consummate classical ballerina of the National Ballet, noted for her pure line and serene style.   Outstanding in many roles, she was particularly memorable as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, and as Caroline in Tudor’s Lilac…
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