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He was called "Chaim" by his mother, and his name is shown as "Hyman" on his school report cards. In a biography of him, written by his daughter Linda Greene Bennett, she wrote that it was unknown when he began using the name Lorne, nor when he added an "e" to Green.
Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting.
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- September 11, 1987
- February 12, 1915
Lorne Greene. Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting.
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- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
- AS A NEWSCASTER, HE DELIVERED BAD NEWS. After studying acting at New York’s prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where he was a student of the legendary Sanford Meisner, Greene returned to his native Canada in 1939.
- OSCAR CAME CALLING EARLY. During his heyday as a CBC newscaster, Greene also narrated several documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
- HE SCHOOLED THE PROS. Following his military service with the Canadian Army, Greene launched the Academy of Radio Arts — a Toronto-based school for writers, actors, directors, and production personnel — in 1945.
- BEFORE HE WAS A COWBOY, HE WAS A SAILOR. In terms of TV stardom, Bonanza wasn’t Greene’s first rodeo. Four years before he signed on for his signature role as Ben Cartwright, Greene was cast as the lead in Sailor of Fortune, a British-produced half-hour adventure series that was syndicated throughout the United States in 1957.
Lorne Greene was born on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, to Dora and Daniel Green, a shoemaker. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Lorne was named Lyon Himan Green at his birth, but it is not known when he began using ‘Lorne’, or when he added an ‘e’ to Green.
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Sep 13, 1987 · Actor Lorne Greene, best known for his role as patriarch Ben Cartwright on the long-running television series “Bonanza,” died Friday of a respiratory ailment. He was 72.
Lorne Hyman Greene, OC, actor, radio broadcaster (born 12 February 1915 in Ottawa, ON; died 11 September 1987 in Santa Monica, California). Lorne Greene was perhaps best known for his roles in the long-running NBC TV series Bonanza (1959–73) and the cult sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica (1978).
