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Albani, Emma
Dame Emma Albani was a leading soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century. She performed operas for audiences as prestigious as Queen Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm I and Tsar Alexander II. Born Ma...
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Bay, Frances
Frances Bay was an actress primarily known for her character roles in television shows such as Happy Days, Twin Peaks and Seinfeld and movies like Happy Gilmore and Blue Velvet.
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Burr, Raymond
Although Raymond Burr appeared in more than 60 movies, he is known primarily for his role in Perry Mason and Ironside. He won 2 Emmy Awards for his role as Perry Mason.
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Candy, John
John Candy was an actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City, and in his role in comedy films.
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Collins, Dorothy
On "Your Hit Parade" in the 1950's, singing "Be happy, go Lucky" for the sponsor, Lucky Strike cigarettes; later sang weekly top hits; in the 1960s, helped set up gags on unwi...
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Faith, Percy
Percy Faith was a music producer, band-leader and pianist, Faith is best known for his composition, Theme From a Summer Place.
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Ford, Glenn
Glenn Ford is best known for his film roles as cowboys and as an ordinary man in unusual circumstances. His acting career began on stage, and his first large movie part was in 1939 film Heaven with a ...
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Forrester, Maureen
World-renowned Canadian operatic contralto who earned praise on both the operatic and recital stages. Ms Forrester performed in many of the world's leading venues over her long and distinguished ...
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George, Dan
Dan George was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band located on Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He was also an Academy Award-nominated actor and an author.
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Gould, Glenn Herbert
Glenn Gould was a pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the twentieth century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of J. S...
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Greene, Lorne
Lorne Greene 1915-1987broadcaster, actor, born on February 12 at Ottawa Ontario in 1915; died at Santa Monica California Sept 11, 1987 after an operation for a perforated ulcer.
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Henning, Doug
Doug Henning was a magician and entertainer. He was also a political candidate for the Natural Law party and co-author of a book about Harry Houdini.
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Johnson, Pauline
Pauline Johnson was a successful poet in her day, who gave readings and lectures in North America and Europe. Her most famous poem is The Song My Paddle Sings.
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Jory, Victor
Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian actor.He was born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. He was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his mil...
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Jumbo
P.T. Barnum's famous circus elephant Jumbo charges and is killed by a Grand Trunk train in the St. Thomas railway yard; weighed over 3,900 lbs. and was probably the largest pachyderm ever in capt...
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Kerr, Frank
Frank Kerr, aka Frankie Venom, was the lead singer of punk rock pioneers Teenage Head, founded at Westdale High School in Hamilton, Ontario in 1975.
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Koffman, Moe
Moe Koffman was a great Canadian Jazz/Bebop musician who played both the flute and the saxophone.
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MacAulay, Scott
Claim to fame: World class piper, Director and CEO of The College of Piping in PEIBirth:Death: September 10 2008 Interment:
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