Lawrence S. "Larry" Solway (13 August 1928 – 9 January 2012) was a Canadian actor and broadcaster.

Career

During the 1960s he hosted radio programmes at

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in Toronto such as the early Canadian talk show ''Speak Your Mind''. He left the station in 1970 due to a dispute with the station over a series of shows on sex. In the aftermath, he wrote ''The Day I Invented Sex'' about the controversy. Solway was known nationally as a panelist of the CBC Television programme '' This Is the Law'' in the early 1970s. He returned to the radio talk show circuit later that decade with ''Talkback'' on Brampton, Ontario station CHIC until management there dismissed him without warning. He was seen in minor roles in films such as ''

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'' and '' The Brood''. In the late 1970s he was a columnist for the newly launched '' Sunday Star''. He was a candidate for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the

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but was unsuccessful in his campaign in St. Paul's riding. In a column written for ''

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'', Solway lamented the "Christmas Envy" that he felt as a Jew. Solway was diagnosed with bladder cancer at age 83. In November 2011 he wrote a final blog post to say goodbye to his readers. He died 9 January 2012, at Toronto General Hospital of complications arising from his bladder cancer.

Radio

* 1960s: ''Speak Your Mind'',

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* September 1976 - January 1979: ''Talkback'' ( CHIC) * September 1986 – ?: ''Larry Solway Show'',

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* 1989 – ?: talk show,

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Talk show host CFRB 1991–92, Talk 640 1995-97

Television

* '' Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans'', Indian characters (1957–58) * '' Flashback'' (1966–68), panelist * various CBC Television news features (1971–74) * '' This Is the Law'' (1971–75), panelist - CBC * ''

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'' (1973–75), co-host * ''Larry Solway Show'' (1974–76) - syndicated * ''

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'' (1976) - 8-part CBC documentary

Film

* ''

'' (1979), interviewer * '' The Brood'' (1979), lawyer

Books

* ''The Day I Invented Sex'' (McClelland and Stewart, 1971; ) * ''Don't Be Blindsided by Retirement'' (2008; ). Author Andrew Bertram; Solway was a contributor.

Theatre

Solway returned to the stage from 1979 to 1984, with appearances at Neptune Halifax, Oakville, Red Barn, Teller's Cage, and the National Arts Centre. He appeared in leading roles in "Same Time Next Year," "Plaza Suite," "The Subject Was Roses," and "Last of the Red Hot Lovers."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solway, Larry 1928 births 2012 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian talk radio hosts Canadian television personalities Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections Jewish Canadian male actors Deaths from bladder cancer Deaths from cancer in Ontario