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Donnelly Rhodes was the son of Canadian playwright Anne Henry. Rhodes studied at the Manitoba Theatre Centre and was in the first graduating class of the National Theatre School in Montreal. Since making his professional debut on stage as Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire, he has been a regular on episodic television starting in 1955. His appearances on the…
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Al Reusch was born Feb. 1, 1914. In 1946, Al was a musician, big band leader, and a broadcaster. Aragon Recording Studios was opened at 615 West Hastings. The three-room space was one of Canada’s first studios, built mainly by Al Reusch. Aragon was extensively used for recording by the country and folk artists of the time. In 1947,…
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Winston Rekert (born July 10, 1949, died September 14 2012) was a Canadian actor from Vancouver, British Columbia. He won 2 Gemini Awards, one for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for the TV Series: Blue Murder in 2003 and one for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in…
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Bill Reiter was born in Verdun Quebec and moved as a child to East Vancouver. Has been a record store owner, a Rock ‘n’ Roll Deejay, a stage actor, a record producer and a radio and television commercial writer and producer. Aside from being one of the CKLG Boss Jocks in the late ’60’s he produced and hosted the…
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Bob Reid’s love for the trumpet flourished with the Kitsilano Boy’s Band. He studied trumpet and arranging in New York, then headed to Australia and New Zealand touring with a dance band. He was appointed band leader for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, a position that was interrupted by WWII. Much of his mititary service…
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