Lorne Hyman Greene , (born Lyon Himan Green ; February 12, 1915 - September 11, 1987) is an actor, radio personality, and Canadian singer.
His television roles include Ben Cartwright to the west of Bonanza and the Adama Commander in the original fictional science television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. She also worked on the television documentary series of Canadian New Zealand's Lorne New Wilderness, and in television commercials.
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Early life and career in Canada
Greene was born Lyon Himan Green in Ottawa, Ontario, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Dora (nÃÆ' Â © e Grinovsky) and Daniel Green, a shoemaker. She was called "Chaim" by her mother, and her name was shown as "Hyman" on her school report card. In a biography written by his daughter Linda Greene Bennett, he writes that it was unknown when he started using the name Lorne, or when he added "e" to Green. Greene is a drama instructor at Camp Arowhon, a summer camp in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, where he developed his talents.
Greene started acting while attending Queen's University in Kingston, where she gained the ability to broadcast with Radio Workshop from the University Guild Drama on CFRC campus radio stations. He succumbed to a career in chemical engineering and, after graduating, found work as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). During World War II, Green served as a Flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was assigned as the main newsreader at CBC National News. The CBC gave him the nickname "The Voice of Canada"; However, his role in delivering torture war news in a loud tone with his deep and resonant voice after Canada's entry into World War II in 1939 caused many listeners to call it "The Voice of Doom", mainly because he delegated the task of reading the list of soldiers feared in war. During his radio days, Greene found a running stopwatch; this helps the radio announcer measure how much time is left while talking.
He narrated documentaries, such as the National Film Board of Canada Fighting Norway (1943). In 1957 Greene played the prosecutor at Peyton Place . Katharine Cornell gave her twice in her Broadway production. In 1953, he was instrumental in The Prescott Proposals . That same year, he threw it in the drama verse by Christopher Fry, The Dark is Light Enough . Greene began appearing in an isolated episode on live television in the 1950s. In 1953, he was seen in the title role of an hourly adaptation of Shakespeare Othello . In 1955 he was Ludwig van Beethoven in an episode of the TV version You Are There . In 1954 he made his Hollywood debut as Saint Peter at The Silver Chalice and made several films and appearances on American television.
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American Television
The first of his continuing TV roles is patriarch Ben "Pa" Cartwright at Bonanza ; the first one-hour western series that was filmed in color (1959-1973), made Greene a household name. He collected the role after his performance as O'Brien in the production of CBS Nineteen Eighty-Four.
In the 1960s, Greene utilized his image as Benjamin "Pa" Cartwright by recording several country-western/folk songs, which Greene did in a mixture of words and oral singing. In 1964, Greene had the # 1 single on the charts with ballads of his words, "Ringo" (which refers to the real life of Old West villain Johnny Ringo, not to Ringo Starr of the Beatles), and gets a lot of playing time from "Saga of the Ponderosa ", detailing Cartwright's establishment of a famous farm.
In 1973, following the cancellation of Bonanza after 14 years, Greene joined Ben Murphy in a crime drama ABC, Griff , about a Los Angeles, California police officer, Wade " Griff "Griffin, who retired into a private detective. When it failed to get enough ratings and was canceled after 13 episodes, Greene then hosted a series of natural documentary series Last of the Wild <1974-75.
In the 1977 miniseries Roots , he played the first master of Kunta Kinte, John Reynolds. Through the 1970s, Greene was a spokeswoman for the dog food advertisement Alpo Beef Chunks, one of the possible origins of the phrase "Eat your own dog food". In 2007, TV Guide listed Ben Cartwright as the second most popular TV Father in the country (behind Cliff Huxtable). Greene is also known for his role as Commander of Adama, another patriarchal figure, in the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979) and Galactica 1980 (1980). Typing Greene as a wise father's character continues with the 1981 Code Red series as head of the fire department, whose command covers his children as subordinates. Greene appeared with his former colleague Bonanza Michael Landon on the episode of Highway to Heaven. Greene also appeared with his former colleague Bonanza Pernell Roberts in two parts of the Vega $ episode.
In the 1980s Greene devoted his energy to wildlife and environmental issues, including hosting and telling of the nature series Lorne New Wilderness Lorne , an event that promotes environmental awareness.
He appeared in the HBO mockumentary of The Canadian Conspiracy, about the alleged subversion of the United States by the personality of the Canadian-born media. For nearly a decade, Greene hosted Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC with Betty White. He is also known as the founder of the Toronto Radio Art Academy (originally named Lorne Greene School of Broadcasting).
Personal life
Greene married twice, first to Rita Hands of Toronto (1938-1960, divorced). Some reports mention the start of their marriage in 1940. They have two children, twins born in 1945: Charles Greene and Belinda Susan Bennett. His second wife was Nancy Deale (1961-1987, Greene's death), with whom she had one child, Gillian Dania Greene. In 1993, Gillian will marry director Sam Raimi, and then name a son after her father, Lorne Raimi
The Ponderosa II House was built by Greene in 1960 in Mesa, Arizona. It's located on 602 S. Edgewater Drive. This is a replica of the Bonanza set house of the former Ponderosa Ranch in Incline Village, Nevada. It's listed in Mesa's Historic Property List.
Death
Greene died on September 11, 1987, aged 72, due to complications of pneumonia, after an ulcer surgery, in Santa Monica, California. He was interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City.
Awards/Awards
Greene was made Officer of the Order of Canada on October 28, 1969, "For service to the Performing Arts and to the public."
Greene was awarded a Doctor of Law of honor by his alma mater, Queen's University, in 1971. He was the recipient of the 1987 Grayle Gray Award for Life Achievement at the Canadian Gemini Awards. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1559 N. Vine Street.
In May 2006, Greene became one of the first four entertainers to be honored by the Canada Post by appearing on the 51 cents postage stamp.
In February 1985, Greene was Krewe of Bacchus King of Mardi Gras.
Greene was sworn in to Walk of Fame in Canada in 2015.
Movieography
Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
- Canadian pioneer in early Hollywood
- Western (genre)
References
External links
- Lorne Greene on IMDb
- Lorne Greene on the Broadway Internet Database
- "Lorne Greene". Find Grave . Retrieved September 13 2016 .
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