Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the stage and costume designer; designed costumes for Vancouver’ s Theatre Under the Stars, Kay Armstrong and later in Toronto for the Volkoff Canadian Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada.
Born in St. Paul Minnesota in 1940 and raised in a musical family, Diane Loomer received her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College. After teaching high school math and English in the USA and Germany, she relocated to Vancouver in the mid-1970’s. She began her studies in music theory, piano and voice at Douglas College, transferring…
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Exciting things are happening at the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame! Nominations! Recently, the Board of Directors recognized the need to upgrade our Stars category of highly recognizable artists and also rename the Pioneers category to better reflect our Stars of notable and special recognition. A NEW Website! The Board also approved the creation of a new…
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Beloved Vancouver born dancer/teacher, Maria Lewis (also known as Mary Louise Crowhurst) attended Kitsilano High School and studied at the Rosemary Deveson School in Vancouver under Nicolai Svetlanoff, Betty Blygh and Jean Jepson. Maria had a notable career with the National Ballet of Canada, the Montreal Ballet, and on various television shows before returning to…
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