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Lorne Greene
Age: 72 (passed away Sep. 11th, 1987)
Height: 6' 0 1/2"
Birth Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Born: Feb. 12th, 1915
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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: 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).
TRIVIA:
- He was scheduled to appear in a flashback scene using archival footage on the new Battlestar Galactica TV series, but the plan fell through.
- His daughter 'Gillian Greene' (qv), is married to director 'Sam Raimi' (qv). One of the Raimis' sons is named Lorne, after him.
- Once played George Wahington in a short film produced for the National Park Service.
- He is the only actor to appear in every episode of both _"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)_ (qv) and _"Galactica 1980" (1980)_ (qv).
- 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.
- Served, along with 'Betty White (I)' (qv), as co-host of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC-TV for almost a decade, 1963-72.
- Interred at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California, USA.
- Ben Cartwright, Greene's character on _"Bonanza" (1959)_ (qv), was ranked #2 by TV Guide in its list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
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