Tag: Deceased

Lois Smith, prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada 1951 – 1969, died January 22nd, 2011.  Lois Smith became the consummate classical ballerina of the National Ballet, noted for her pure line and serene style.   Outstanding in many roles, she was particularly memorable as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, and as Caroline in Tudor’s Lilac…
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Bob Smith was best known as host of “Hot Air” – his jazz-focused show on CBC Radio. The program, premiered in 1947 and became the longest running show on the network. Bob interviewed virtually all the jazz stars that came through Vancouver, and people would wait for his familiar sign-off: “God bless jazz fans everywhere.”…
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Dadye Harvey Rutherford was well known in theatre circles here for well over three decades starting in 1930. She was a leading teacher of elocution, drama and voice and it has been estimated that over 10,000 children passed through her school during her teaching career. For 25 years she produced “The Sun-Ray Review” (or earlier,…
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Learning her craft as a vaudeville performer in the early movie palaces of Los Angeles, June Roper became a world famous dancer in the 1920s – starring with greats such as Haller in Berlin and Chevalier in Paris. Settling in Vancouver in 1935, she opened a dance studio and trained many of next generation of…
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Dave Robbins was born in 1923 in Greensburg, Indiana and became a naturalized Canadian in 1965. He studied at the Sam Houston State Teachers’ College attaining his BSC in 1943 and attending the University of Southern California in 1951. After university studies and terms with the U.S. Marine Corp, he played in various dance and symphony orchestras…
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