Tag: Deceased

Harold (Douglas) Brown, pianist and coach was born in Wynyard, near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada on October 28, 1917. He earned the designation of ATCM – Associate Diploma from the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1935 (which later became the Royal Conservatory of Music). After studying in his home town he moved to Vancouver, in 1936.…
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Doris Buckingham began her stage career by reading lines with her actor husband Bill Buckingham. During one of these sessions, she was overheard by Sidney Risk, a mentor for many young actors and actresses. Apparently he saw something in Doris, and suggested that she pursue an acting career. Encouraged by Bill, she did so, and…
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Norman Campbell was born in Los Angeles in 1924 and later moved to Vancouver, graduating from the University of British Columbia. A chance meeting with CBC radio producer Mavor Moore in 1946 opened the doors to what would become a long and productive career with CBC Radio and Television. By 1952, he joined CBC in…
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Conductor, mandolinist and Banjo player, George Calangis was born in Vancouver in 1916. At a young age, he performed with his five sisters, collectively known as the Musical Calangis Family, playing various mandolins and banjos. Becoming proficient in piano and strings, they performed in Seattle, on the radio and in night clubs in Los Angeles.…
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Rae Brown is probably best remembered for her portrayal of down-to-earth, warm-hearted Molly, the owner of Molly’s Reach Cafe in the long-running Beachcombers series which was shot on location in Gibsons, B.C.  Rae was a very private person and kept to herself a great deal, but she is lovingly remembered by cast and crew as constantly bringing…
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