Tag: Theatre

Don Francks was born in Vancouver, BC. Don’s stage career began with the play The Willow Pattern Plate at age 11, which convinced him to pursue acting professionally. He appeared on and off Broadway helping him gain experience and exposure. At a young age he landed a job singing on the radio, and was affectionately referred to as “Don Francksinatra.”…
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Gaby, born Dorothy Fay Hammerton on September 26 1895, married to actor/producer David Clyde, appeared as a dancer on the British stage by the age of nine, and later turned to acting. Gaby Fay, who was the principal leading lady in many of the Players productions, bought a house for herself and David in Vancouver in 1930. From 1929…
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Ann Watt was born Angela Jean Elisabeth Watt in Brandon, Manitoba. While still a small child, she moved with her family to the Grandview area of Vancouver, where she’d go on to spend much of her youth. At high school, she came into her own in the Glee Club, and in time was able to…
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Ernest Vanderpoel (Eevee) Young  (1879-1955) was born in Florence, Italy of Scottish parents, and began his career on the stage in London in 1906. By 1911, he had relocated to Canada to establish a business career. At the time he commissioned his house, he was an agent for the North Pacific Lumber Company. By the…
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