With the recent passing of Dinah Christie at 83 we go back into the vault for my 2014 conversation with the beloved Canadian entertainer. Always a welcome presence on television in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, Christie was a touchstone for many boomers. I used to rush home from school to see the CHCH charades
One of the shining stars of Canadian television in the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s was Dinah Christie. The This Hour Has Seven Days and Party Game performer died Friday, April 10 at 85. The London-born actress-singer came to Toronto with her actor parents at the age of two. In the “born out of a trunk”
I only met him one time, but it was quickly apparent that you never had to guess what Robert Duvall was really thinking. Other reporters have similar stories. He once grumbled publicly about having to go to Canada to shoot great American stories, dismissing Canadian actors as “not good.” The Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and
James Van Der Beek is best remembered for his role as Dawson Leery in the teen drama Dawson’s Creek (1998-2003). The Austin, Texas native, however, who passed away February 11 at 48, also has the rare distinction of playing a version of himself as a character on TV. That was on the ABC sitcom Don’t
One of the emotional highlights of the recent documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” is a scene where Catherine O’Hara is delivering the eulogy at Candy’s funeral. O’Hara stood at the podium at St. Basil’s church at St. Michael’s College on the University of Toronto campus and delivered a heartfelt remembrance of her friend. Candy
Today, January 12, marks 60 years since the caped crusader hit the small screen. On that date in 1966, TV’s original Batman landed with a Bam! Pow! Splat! For me and other eight-year-olds in schoolyards across North America, it was a mind-blowing moment. I can still recall the excitement of watching the very first episode.
Val Kilmer, Joan Plowright, Richard Chamberlain, Terrance Stamp and Diane Keaton also among those who passed away in 2025. There are 102 men and women honoured in the over six-and-a-half minute video. Some known primarily for TV work made it such as George Wendt; others, such as Loni Anderson, did not. Canadian Graham Greene (“Dances
I used to post a “Ten Best” Christmas episodes list but Santa was feeling a little more generous this year. Here, therefore, are 15 holiday faves from the past, sitcom episodes that stand the test of time — just like this TV Guide cover from the week of December 24, 1955. Created back in the