Marc Strange
Marc Strange | |
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| Born | July 24, 1941 Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 20, 2012 (aged 70) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, writer, actor, television producer |
| Spouse | Lynn Susan |
| Children | Sarah Strange |
Marc Strange (July 24, 1941 – May 20, 2012) was a Canadian television producer, singer-songwriter, writer, and actor.[1] He and his wife, Lynn Susan, were the co-creators of CBC Television's longest running series, The Beachcombers.[2]
Strange dropped out of high school, and worked on a tobacco farm, before trying his hand at acting.[1] He won some acting roles in Canada, most notably in the television film The Paper People, before trying to work as a professional actor in Hollywood. Strange's Hollywood period was a mixed success, after playing some supporting roles he returned to Canada, where he and his wife were to write the first episodes of the Beachcombers, a series he was associated with, for its entire 19-year run, drafting its final episode.
After the series Strange turned his hand to voice-acting and wrote some award-winning mystery novels.[1] His 2010 novel Body Blows won an Edgar Award in 2010.[3]
Jackson Davies, a long-running Beachcombers' cast-member, who went on to become a producer himself, and co-wrote a history of the show with Strange, called Strange a “Renaissance man”.[1] Strange put his final touches on their book mere days before his death from cancer. The book was published to mark the series' 40th anniversary, and was published in 2013.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yews (2012-05-20). "Marc Strange, creator of CBC hit The Beachcombers, dies of cancer". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
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"Marc Strange". northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
He had spent more than 40 years in the entertain biz, including stints as a folk singer, songwriter, painter, poet, TV director, and longtime actor.
- ^ "2010 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03.
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Vanessa Colantonio (2013-11-04). "Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40". The British Columbia Quarterly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
The original series ended in 1990; a sequel, The New Beachcombers, starring among others Graham Greene and Dave Thomas, ran from 2002 to 2004 before being cancelled.
External links
- Marc Strange at IMDb
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