Tag: Deceased

April 11, 1911 – January 27, 1993  As a child, Leon Mandrake saw the great magicians of vaudeville and set out to become one himself.   He did odd jobs for magicians in return for lessons, and by the age of eleven he was on stage in his hometown of New Westminster. At fourteen, he worked the…
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Born in St. Paul Minnesota in 1940 and raised in a musical family, Diane Loomer received her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College.  After teaching high school math and English in the USA and Germany, she relocated to Vancouver in the mid-1970’s. She began her studies in music theory, piano and voice at Douglas College, transferring…
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Susan Lehmann of Surrey, BC was a well-known performer, dance teacher, adjudicator, choreographer and director throughout Canada and the US. She worked with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Charlottetown Festival and participated in several international tours. Her complex choreography for Mavor Moore’s hit show, A Christmas Carol, was legendary. Susan was a choreographer for the…
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Bob started his radio career at CFCN Calgary in 1947 with the program  Afternoon Concert and later Prairie Marchpast.  He became the host of Off the Record at CBC radio Vancouver in 1960. He hosted that show until he retired in 1996.  He died in North Vancouver on April 8, 2003.