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Micki was born February 13, 1923 in Poona, India. Her father was a hydraulic engineer in the service of the British Raj. Her early education was in London, England, where she won a 5-year scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dance and also studied at the Italia Conti school of acting. At the beginning of…
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Art and magic were inseparable for Francis. In high school he began performing on stage and painting movie posters for Famous Players. At age 21 he enlisted in the Canadian Army and was assigned to the Entertainment Corps. After WWII he joined the Vancouver Magic Circle (VMC) and established his commercial art studio, Martineau Displays.…
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Rickey Mann has been an integral part of the entertainment family in this city as well as the entire Vancouver lower mainland. Having performed with Dal Richards, Lorraine McAllister, Gillian Campbell, Bobby Hales, Eleanor Collins, Harry Thomas (the Squeakin’ Deacon), Evan Kemp and David Foster, just to name a few, he also did regular spots at the Kitsilano Showboat,…
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A native of Seattle, WA, Mankuma made Vancouver his home during the turbulent years of the Vietnam war and has established himself as one of Canada’s busiest actors ever since. A unique actor with an easy grace on film despite his commanding six foot, 230 lb. girth, Mankuma quickly established a following among producers and…
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April 11, 1911 – January 27, 1993  As a child, Leon Mandrake saw the great magicians of vaudeville and set out to become one himself.   He did odd jobs for magicians in return for lessons, and by the age of eleven he was on stage in his hometown of New Westminster. At fourteen, he worked the…
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