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Trivia EH? Lorne Greene

October 24, 2009 By Pat Williams

Dean Martin & Lorne Greene

  • Born in Ottawa on February 12, 1914 to Daniel & Dora Green
  • Parents were Jewish Soviets who immigrated to Canada
  • Greene’s older brother died in infancy, leaving Lorne as an only child
  • Middle name is “Hyman”
  • Wikipedia states his full name as Lyon Himan “Chaim” Green
  • Died September 11, 1987 at 72 of complications that began with a perforated ulcer
  • Greene’s voice has been described as “surely one of the finest ever wrought by nature”
  • He was also known as “The Voice of Doom” during the WWII announcements
  • Was a founder of the Jupiter Theatre, Inc.
  • He had an invention that was patented
  • First Broadway play was the Prescott Proposals
  • Recorded some country albums inspired by his Bonanza fame
  • Album “Ringo” made him a top ten recording artist at the time
  • Was Chairman of the National Wildlife Foundation

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