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Pastimes : Famous (infamous) Canadian Persons Copendium

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To: Condor who wrote (3)5/28/2000 9:55:00 PM
From: Jim Bishop  Read Replies (2) of 10
 
:-) we're just getting warmed up here.

Banting, Frederick: 1923 Nobel Prize winner in medicine. co-discoverer of insulin

Best, Charles: co-discoverer of insulin with Banting

Gosling, James: Programmer, inventor of Java

Osler, Sir William: Physician, "most influential physician in history"

Avery, Oswald: Physician, Bacteriologist. discovered that DNA carries genetic information

Suzuki, David: Geneticist, Broadcaster. "The Nature of Things"

Gould, Glenn: Classical Pianist.

Lombardo, Guy: Musician, Band Leader.

Peterson, Oscar: Jazz Pianist.

Vannelli, Gino: Musician.

Evangelista, Linda: Super Model.

William "Bat" Masterson: Gunfigher, Journalist.

Shuster, Joe: creator of Superman

Kain, Karen: Ballet Dancer

Kent, Arthur: Journalist. the "SCUD stud" of the Gulf War

Safer, Morley: Journalist. "60 Minutes"

Morrison, Kieth: Journalist. NBC "Dateline"

Hall, Monty: Host of "Let's Make A Deal" and other game shows.

Henning, Doug: Magician.

Le Cirque du Soleil: avant garde circus

Linkletter, Art

Jewison, Norman: Director. "Fiddler on the Roof", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Agnes of God", "The Cincinnati Kid".

Warner, Jack: Studio executive, producer. co-founder of Warner Bros.

Reitman, Ivan: Director, Producer. "Meatballs", "Stripes", "Ghostbusters"

Kotcheff, Ted: Director. "Weekend at Bernie's", "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz", "Joshua Then and Now", "Fun with Dick and Jane"

Mayer, Louis B. : Studio executive, producer. co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Chong, Thomas: Comedian. Half of Cheech and Chong

Harron, Don: Actor, Comedian, Author, a.k.a.: Charlie Farquharson, "Hee Haw".

Martin, Andrea: Comedienne, Actress. "SCTV", "Star Trek: DS9"

O'Hara, Catherine: Actress. "SCTV" "Beetlejuice", "Home Alone

Sahl, Mort: Comedian, Actor

Shuster, Frank: Comedian. Wayne and Shuster made the most guest appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show"

Wayne, Johnny: Comedian, Wayne and Shuster made the most guest appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show"

Black, Conrad: Publisher. owns papers world wide, including London's Daily Telegraph

Bombardier, Joseph-Armand: Engineer, Businessman. Inventor of the Ski-doo

Bronfman Family: Business Dynasty. owners of the Seagram Co. and Universal Studios

Campeau, Robert: Financier. former owner of Bloomingdales

Cooke, Jack Kent: flamboyant owner of the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Daily News

Cunard, Sir Samuel: Businessman. founder of the Cunard shipping line

Galbraith, John Kenneth: Economist, Author.

Kinsella, W.P.: Author. "Shoeless Joe", filmed as "Field of Dreams"

Jenkins, Ferguson: Baseball player. Hall of Fame pitcher

Nagurski, Bronko: Football player. charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Villeneuve, Gilles: Formula One driver

Karsh, Yousuf : Photographer.
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