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Nero Wolfe (1982 Radio Series)
''Nero Wolfe'' is a 1982 Canadian radio drama series adapted from the Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout. The series stars Mavor Moore as Nero Wolfe, and Don Francks as Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin. Thirteen hour-long episodes were presented by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Production In 1982, Canadian actor, producer, writer and cultural pioneer Mavor Moore starred as Nero Wolfe in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 13-episode radio series ''Nero Wolfe'', also known as ''Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe''. Don Francks portrayed Wolfe's assistant and legman Archie Goodwin. The supporting cast included Cec Linder as Inspector Cramer, Frank Perry as Fritz Brenner, and Alfie Scopp as Saul Panzer. Written, produced and directed by actor Ron Hartmann, the series was praised for its high production values and accurate presentation of Stout's original stories. Fiona Reid, Jack Creley and Neil Munro were featured in the debut episode, "Disguise for Murder", broadcast January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavor Moore
James Mavor Moore (March 8, 1919 – December 18, 2006) was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. He notably appeared as Nero Wolfe in the CBC radio production in 1982. Life and work Moore was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Francis John Moore, an Anglican theologian, and Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. His mother was born in Glasgow, the daughter of economist James Mavor. Moore began acting at the age of six on the Hart House Stage, and continued throughout his high school career at the University of Toronto Schools. Subsequently, he took up radio acting to pay his way through college. He received a BA degree from the University of Toronto in 1941. Moore served in the Canadian military as an Intelligence officer during World War II. Following the War, he was employed by CBC Radio, becoming its producer for International Service (based in Montreal). He transferred to CBC Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Burroughs
Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress. Early life Born in Southport, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, she emigrated to Canada on 26 August 1948 with her mother Edna, her father Harry and younger brother Gary. Career Burroughs started acting in live theatre at Ontario's famous Stratford Festival, including starring as Portia in ''The Merchant of Venice'' in 1976. Her film credits included '' The Dead Zone'' (1983), ''The Grey Fox'' (1982), and a voice-over stint in the legendary animated anthology '' Heavy Metal'' (1981), while her TV-series resume includes the roles of Mrs. Amelia Evans in '' Anne of Green Gables'' (1985) and Hetty King in '' Road to Avonlea'' (1990). In 1987, Jackie Burroughs produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in '' A Winter Tan'', a film based on the letters of Maryse Holder, published in 1979 as the book ''Give Sorrow Words – Maryse Holder's Letters from Mexico'', later rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before I Die (short Story)
"Before I Die" is a Nero Wolfe Mystery fiction, mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published in the April 1947 issue of ''The American Magazine''. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection ''Trouble in Triplicate'', published by the Viking Press in 1949. Plot summary The meat shortage of 1946 has drastically affected the menu at Wolfe's dining room table and left him in a foul mood. A notorious gangster, Dazy Perrit, arrives at the brownstone to enlist Wolfe's help and, over Archie's protests, Wolfe invites him inside. Archie fears that Perrit will tell Wolfe something that Wolfe would prefer not to know, but Wolfe wants meat and thinks that Perrit's black market connections might enable him to get it. Perrit gives Archie a phone number to call for a possible supply of meat, and then tells Wolfe his problem. He has a daughter, whose existence and identity he has kept secret in order to protect her from his enemies. One of them, Thumbs Meeker, has recently let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disguise For Murder
"Disguise for Murder" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by American writer Rex Stout, first published as "The Twisted Scarf" in the September 1950 issue of ''The American Magazine''. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection ''Curtains for Three'', published by the Viking Press in 1951. Plot Wolfe and Archie are hosting a gathering of the Manhattan Flower Club in the orchid rooms, with Fritz Brenner and Saul Panzer checking guests in/out and handling their hats and coats. Archie slips downstairs to the office for a break, only to be interrupted when a young woman enters after him. She identifies herself as Cynthia Brown, but admits that this is one of several aliases that she uses as a confidence artist. She tells Archie about Doris Hatten, a friend of hers who was strangled to death five months earlier, and a man she had seen entering Doris' apartment that day. She did not tell the police about him at the time, but she has seen the man among the guests and is asking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Stout Bibliography
This is a bibliography of fiction by and works about the American writer Rex Stout (December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975), an American writer noted for his detective fiction. He began his literary career in the 1910s, writing more than 40 stories that appeared primarily in pulp magazines between 1912 and 1918. He wrote no fiction for more than a decade, until the late 1920s, when he had saved enough money through his business activities to write when and what he pleased. In 1929, he wrote his first published book, ''How Like a God'', an unusual psychological story written in the second person. He wrote a pioneering political thriller, ''The President Vanishes'' (1934), before specializing in detective fiction. His 1934 novel '' Fer-de-Lance'' introduced his best-known characters, detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas and short stories between 1934 and 1975. In 1959, Stout received the Mystery Writers of America's Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Schellenberg
August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He played Randolph in the first three installments of the ''Free Willy'' film series (1993–1997) as well as characters in '' Black Robe'' (1991), ''The New World'' (2005), and dozens of other films and television shows. During his career, Schellenberg won a Gemini Award in 1986 and a Genie Award in 1991, as well as being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007. Life and career Schellenberg was born and lived in Montreal, Quebec, until he moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. He was of English, Mohawk and Swiss-German descent. He was based in Toronto until 1995. He lived in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, actress Joan Karasevich. He was the father of three daughters, two with Karasevich. He was trained at the National Theatre School of Canada from 1963 to 1966. His initial work was in the Don Shebib-directed coming-of-age film ''Rip-Off'', in 1971. In 1981, he did voices for the animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Peterson
Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor, known for his roles in three major Canadian series – '' Street Legal'' (1987–1994), ''Corner Gas'' (2004–2009), and '' This is Wonderland'' (2004–2006), as well as ''Corner Gas Animated'' (2018–2021). Career Stage In 1971, Peterson began his acting career when he helped found the collective theatre company ''Tamahnous Theatre'' in Vancouver, British Columbia. There he received major roles in versions of ''The Bacchae'' and ''Nijinsky'', both directed by John Gray. In 1974, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, and joined Theatre Passe Muraille, a leading collective ensemble in Canada. He had main roles in productions of ''The Farm Show'', ''The West Show'', ''Them Donnelly’s'', and ''1837: The Farmers' Revolt''. It was in this latter Rick Salutin production that he gained the greatest recognition, playing William Lyon Mackenzie and Lady Backwash. In 1976, Peterson began to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmion King
Charmion King (July 25, 1925 – January 6, 2007) was a Canadian actress. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was part of the country's burgeoning theatre and television industry in the decade of the 1950s. Fresh out of the University of Toronto's Hart House, she quickly became known for her fresh beauty and roles at the new Crest Theatre and their Straw Hat Players summer circuit in the Muskoka Lake district. She went on to the Stratford Festival appearing in productions of ''The Winter's Tale'', '' Three Sisters'' and ''Uncle Vanya'', and appeared on Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of ''Love and Libel''. She also acted in notable television films, including ''Anne of Green Gables'' (as Josephine Barry) and ''Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot'' (as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy). She also starred in the Canadian television series ''Wind at My Back'' and ''House of Pride''. In 1988 she appeared in the film '' Shadow Dancing''. Family She was married to actor Gordon Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Hamilton
Patricia Hamilton (born 27 April 1937 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for playing Rachel Lynde in the television mini-series '' Anne of Green Gables'', its sequels: '' Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel'', '' Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story'', and '' Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning'', and several Anne of Green Gables related films (such as '' Road to Avonlea''). She also provided the voice of the character for PBS' animated series '' Anne of Green Gables''. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series three times, winning in 1996. Biography Hamilton attended Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech''Avonlea actor nurses "small fire inside"'' by Mira Friedlander. ''The Toronto Star''. PEOPLE; pg. D2. February 14, 1993 She was also part of Tarragon Theatre's inaugural season in 1971. In November 2008, Hamilton starred in the Harold Green Jewish Theatre production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Hamilton (actress)
Barbara Hamilton (11 December 1926– 7 February 1996) was a Canadian actress in film, television, theatre and radio. After studies at Brockville Collegiate Institute, she attended the University of Toronto where her early performances were featured at the Hart House Theatre. She is known for roles in films and television series such as ''Road to Avonlea''. Her theatre performances have included the ''Spring Thaw'' review. She is also known for originating the role of Marilla Cuthbert in both the Canadian and West End productions of Anne of Green Gables. Hamilton died as a result of breast cancer in 1996 at the age of 69. That year, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts established the Barbara Hamilton Award to honour those who demonstrate excellence in the performing arts. Filmography Awards and recognition * Earle Grey Award The Earle Grey Award is the lifetime achievement award for television acting of the Canadian Screen Awards, and its predecessor the Gemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Griffin
Lynne Griffin (born 17 September 1952) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in film, television and stage, particularly her appearances in the horror films '' Black Christmas'' (1974) and ''Curtains'' (1983), and a recurring role on the television series ''Wind at My Back'' (1996–2001). Early life Griffin was born in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Kay, an actress, and James Joseph Griffin, a fashion photographer and soccer player. She is married to fellow actor Sean Sullivan. Filmography Films Television series Television movies Theatre * Stratford Shakespeare Festival * Shaw Festival * 2002: Resurgence Theatre Company - ''Romeo and Juliet'', '' The Tempest'' Awards In 1980 Griffin earned an ''Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Non-Feature)'' Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Gibson
Martha Gibson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for appearing alongside her husband Louis Del Grande in the television series '' Seeing Things'', for which she earned a Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986. She was nominated in the same category for the same show at the 2nd Gemini Awards in 1987, but lost to Dinah Christie. At the 4th Gemini Awards in 1989, she won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series, for her performance in the television film '' Two Men''."Glory enough for all at CBC as docudrama wins 9 Geminis". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 6, 1989. Gibson also appeared in other notable roles in '' Black Christmas'' (1974), ''Outrageous!'' (1977) and ''Murder by Phone'' (1982), and television series such as ''King of Kensington'', ''Katts and Dog ''Katts and Dog'' is a French and Canadian-produced television series that ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as ''Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop'' in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
