Catherine Anne O’Hara, actor, writer, singer (born 4 March 1954 in Toronto, ON; died 30 January 2026 in Los Angeles, California). Catherine O’Hara was one of Canada’s most acclaimed comedic actors. She is perhaps best known for her work in … Continued
Gordon Edgar Downie was born on 6 February 1964 in Amherstview, just west of Kingston. He grew up in Kingston, a limestone city steeped in Loyalist history, penitentiaries, and Lake Ontario winds. His father was a travelling salesman; his mother … Continued
Margaret Laurence was a Governor General Award winning novelist for A Jest of God (1966) and The Diviners (1974). Her novel Stone Angel (1964) is also widely read in schools across Canada.She is interred in the Neepawa Cemetery, Neepawa Manitoba.
Louis B. Mayer was a film producer and one of the founders of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He grew up Saint John, New Brunswick after having immigrated from Minsk when he was very … Continued
Author of the Anne of Green Gables series. During her lifetime, she published 20 novels, over 500 short stories, an autobiography and a book of poetry.
A.Y. Jackson was a Canadian painter and founding member of the Group of Seven.
Rita MacNeil was a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island.
Date of Birth 1966-10-12 Toronto, Ontario Date of Death 2015-04-15 New York City, USA Cause of death: brain hemorrhage Jonathan Crombie (October 12, 1966 – April 15, 2015) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for playing Gilbert Blythe … Continued
Dame Emma Albani was a leading soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century. She performed operas for audiences as prestigious as Queen Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm I and Tsar Alexander II. Born Marie-Louise-Emma-Cecile Lajeunesse, in Chambly, Quebec she spent … Continued
Date of Birth 1890-05-04, Orillia, Ontario Date of Death 1945-10-24, Toronto, Ontario Cemetery: Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario. Block J Franklin Carmichael was a member of the Group of Seven. He was primarily a watercolourist but also … Continued