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Circus International
''Circus International'' is a Television in Canada, Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1981. Premise Episodes followed circus entertainers in situations such as rehearsals. Al Waxman hosted this series. Circus troupes from Moscow and China (Wu Hang) were included in the series coverage. Scheduling This hour-long series was broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (North American Eastern time) from 9 October to 13 November 1981. References External links * {{Cite web , url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Cin.html , first=Blaine , last=Allan , title=Circus International , publisher=Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University , year=1996 , accessdate=7 May 2010 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311082729/http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/Cin.html , archivedate=11 March 2010 , df=dmy-all CBC Television original programming 1981 Canadian television series debuts 1981 Canadian television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Waxman
Albert Samuel Waxman, (March 2, 1935 – January 18, 2001) was a Canadian actor and director of over 1,000 productions on radio, television, film, and stage. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series ''King of Kensington'' ( CBC) and ''Cagney & Lacey'' (CBS) and '' Twice in a Lifetime'' ( CTV). Early life Waxman was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jewish immigrants from Poland. His parents operated and owned Melinda Lunch, a small restaurant. His father, Aaron Waxman, died when Al was nine. Career Waxman's career began at the age of twelve on CBC Radio, but it was not until 1975, when he began playing the role of Larry King on CBC's ''King of Kensington'', that he became a Canadian icon. In the 1980 award-winning film ''Atlantic City'' starring Burt Lancaster, Waxman appeared as a rich cocaine buyer with a seemingly endless amount of cash. During the 1980s, Waxman starred as the gruff but endearing Lt. Bert Samuels in the highly successful CBS television d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |