Tag: Deceased

Harvey Lowe was one of the first Yo-Yo demonstrators for the Cheerio Yo-Yo company of Canada. Harvey at age 13 won the 1932 World Yo-Yo championships hosted by Cheerio in London England beating out the legendary Canadian Joe Young. It has been said that his hands were insured by Cheerio for $150,000. Since that time…
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Larry Lillo, theatre director, died in Vancouver, aged 46. He was born September 20, 1946 in Kinuso, a tiny village in Alberta northwest of Edmonton. He attended Royal Roads Military College, Nova Scotia, earned a BA at St. Francis Xavier. He studied at U. of Washington, then in New York City, later received an MA…
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Beatrice Leinbach was a very proud Kitsilano, Vancouver and BC Citizen. Bea had been the force behind many community groups that have made this province one of the best places to live in Canada. Captain Bea’s belief in amateur entertainment and a venue for them to showcase their talents made her the driving force behind Kitsilano…
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Born Jennie Ligon in Chicago, Illinois, at age thirteen she successfully auditioned for the Count Basie Orchestra’s chorus line. A year later, LeGon was already a cutting edge professional dancer. In her first screen role, LeGon danced with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in Hooray for Love, which also featured Fats Waller. Her twenty-four film credits include:…
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