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Bruno Gerussi was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1928, He received a scholarship for the Banff Centre for The Arts in 1947 which launched a career on stage, radio and especially CBC TV invited to join the Stratford Festival, and stayed until 1965, playing many of the major roles of the Shakespearean canon including Feste…
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Born Geswanouth Slahoot, Chief Dan George was raised on the Burrard reserve in North Vancouver. He received his English name, Dan George, at St. Paul’s residential school, where he was sent when he was five years old. To most Canadians he is the first well-known Indigenous artist. Before he started acting at the age of 60, George had…
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Christopher Gaze was born in England and he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival Best known as Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Christopher Gaze has performed in England, the USA and across Canada. He…
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Chris (Christian Giesinger) Gage was born in Regina on December 12,1927. He began his career at seven as the pianist in a dance band, travelling in mid western Canada for some 15 years. He was heard on CKCK radio from Regina, and on the CBC from Winnipeg. Settling in Vancouver in 1949 Gage quickly became the…
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Vicki Frances Gabereau (born May 31, 1946) is a Canadian radio and television personality. Most recently she hosted an eponymously titled afternoon talk show on CTV Television Network, which wrapped up production on April 8, 2005 after 8 seasons. She now makes regular appearances on the Knowledge Network for its fundraising. Gabereau grew up in…
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