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Musical from a very early age, Louise’s capabilities and interests haven’t exactly been restricted to making music. A native of the United States, she has, among other things, been a police officer, a Baptist missionary and a sociology teacher. But all that changed after she arrived in Victoria in the early 1970’s and fell in…
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Gabrielle Rose was born in 1954 in Vancouver BC. She trained in Britain, Gabrielle Rose has worked in theatre, film and television for more than three decades. She has achieved recognition for her performances over the years, most recently as Amanda in The Glass Menagerie for which she received a Jessie nomination, Elizabeth in Elizabeth Rex (Jessie Award), Theresa…
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Learning her craft as a vaudeville performer in the early movie palaces of Los Angeles, June Roper became a world famous dancer in the 1920s – starring with greats such as Haller in Berlin and Chevalier in Paris. Settling in Vancouver in 1935, she opened a dance studio and trained many of next generation of…
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Robert Gordon Robinson (RED) was born in Comox, BC on March 30, 1937. He received his early education at King Edward High School in Vancouver. Red was spinning the hits on Vancouver’s CJOR while still in high school in 1954. He was the first DJ to play rock’n’roll music on a regular basis in Canada. In 1957, Red moved…
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Dave Robbins was born in 1923 in Greensburg, Indiana and became a naturalized Canadian in 1965. He studied at the Sam Houston State Teachers’ College attaining his BSC in 1943 and attending the University of Southern California in 1951. After university studies and terms with the U.S. Marine Corp, he played in various dance and symphony orchestras…
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