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Canadian-born Lorne Greene began acting while attending Canada`s Queen`s University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada`s top newscaster. He left Canada in the early 1950s for a film career in Hollywood, and soon began appearing regularly in television, films and on radio. His greatest successes came in two television series, the long-running Western "Bonanza" (1959), in which he played the patriarch of a wealthy frontier family, and the sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica" (1978).
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Trivia and QuotesTrivia Just before his death, Greene had signed on to reprise the role of Ben Cartwright in a TV-movie revival of "Bonanza." When he was an announcer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the early years of World War II, he was nicknamed "The Voice of Doom" for the combination of his deep voice and the usually gloomy news reports about the war he had to read. Pictured (as Ben Cartwright, his character on "Bonanza" (1959)) on one of four 51¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring "Canadians in Hollywood", issued 22 May 2006. Others honored in this set are John Candy, Fay Wray, and Mary Pickford. Founded Toronto's Academy of Radio Arts. Interred at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California, USA. His daughter Gillian Greene, is married to director Sam Raimi. One of the Raimis' sons is named Lorne, after him. Invited to play Ben Cartwright after a well-received performance as Big Brother in a CBS production of 1984 on "Studio One" (1948). Has two children, Belinda and Charles, from his first marriage. Attended Lisgar Collegiate, Ottawa, Ontario. He was scheduled to appear in a flashback scene using archival footage on the new Battlestar Galactica TV series, but the plan fell through. He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 27, 1969 for his services to the performing arts and community. Had a #1 hit in the US with his 1960s recording of "Ringo," a spoken-word song. Once played George Wahington in a short film produced for the National Park Service. Served, along with Betty White, as co-host of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC-TV for almost a decade, 1963-72. Died the same day as Peter Tosh. Ben Cartwright, Greene's character on "Bonanza" (1959), was ranked #2 by TV Guide in its list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 355-356. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. Best remembered by the public for his starring role as father Ben Cartwright on "Bonanza" (1959). He was the Monday night host for CBS Radio's "Sears Mystery Theater" (1979). He was still Monday's host when it became "The Mutual Radio Theater" on Mutual Radio (1980). | ||
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