Hope Garber
Bessie Hope Wolf (February 18, 1924 – September 7, 2005), known professionally as Hope Garber, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, latterly based in the United States. She hosted a television show on CFPL-TV in London, Ontario, At Home with Hope Garber.[1][2]
She was born in London, Ontario, to Louis and Fruma Wolf. She was a popular singer with several dance bands during the 1940s. She later performed on many television programs and commercials in Toronto and Los Angeles. After her retirement she developed Alzheimer's disease, of which she died on September 7, 2005, aged 81. She was survived by three children from her marriage to Joseph Garber, including the stage, film and television actor Victor Garber. She was Jewish.
Filmography
- The Politics of Desire (1998) ... as Townsperson
- Wag the Dog (1997) ... as Albanian Grandmother
- The Haunted (1991) ... as Aunt Lily
- Who's the Boss? (May 7, 1991) episode The Road to Washington: Part 2 as Woman #1
- She Cried Murder (1973) ... as Mrs. Brody (as B. Hope Garber)
References
- ^ "Garber knows city music roots". The London Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Victor Victorious: Victor Garber on success, family and friends | Forever Young". foreveryoungnews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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- 1924 births
- 2005 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 20th-century Canadian singers
- Actresses from London, Ontario
- Canadian female singers
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- Disease-related deaths in California
- Jewish Canadian actresses
- Musicians from London, Ontario
- 20th-century Canadian women singers
- Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
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