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Christopher and Graham. Elwy McMurran Yost, CM (July 10, 1925 – July 21, 2011) was a Canadian television host, best known for hosting CBC Television 's weekday Passport to Adventure series from 1965 to 1967, TVOntario 's weekday Magic Shadows, from 1974 until the mid-1980s, and Saturday Night at the Movies from 1974 to 1999. [1] [2]
Elwy Yost was born on 10 July 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and producer, known for The Moviemakers (1984), Magic Shadows (1974) and The Superior Sex (1961). He was married to Lila Melby.
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Jul 23, 2011 · Elwy Yost — the witty host of programs such as TVOntario's iconic Saturday Night at the Movies and the CBC's afternoon movie show Passport to Adventure — has died of natural causes at 86 at ...
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Yost grew up in depression-era suburban Toronto, the only child of Elwy Honderich Yost and Annie Josephine McMurran. Each week Yost’s father, a pickle merchant, gave him money to go to the movies, stipulating that he re-tell the film’s story to his parents upon his return. After graduating with honours from high school in 1943, he entered the engin...
In 1974, Yost helped found the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA), now TVO. OECA General Manager Jim Hanley approached Yost to host an educational presentation of three Ingmar Bergman Films. With that special, “Three Films in Search of God,” Yost established the template for what would become “Saturday Night at the Movies.” The pro...
“Saturday Night at the Movies” was one of Canada’s most successful television programs. It ran for 39 years and regularly drew around 250,000 viewers, despite being broadcast opposite “Hockey Night in Canada” on a public broadcaster available only in Ontario. Yost contributed over 1,000 interviews to the TVO Public Archive, an invaluable educationa...
Watch a documentary about Elwy Yost, the beloved host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies and Magic Shadows. Learn about his infectious enthusiasm for cinema and legendary interviews with filmmakers and stars.
Nov 29, 2021 · Elwy fans look back in “Magic Shadows, Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies” on Nov. 27. Nov. 29, 2021. Nov. 29, 2021. 4 min read. Save When Graham Yost sold his first screenplay to Hollywood in 1991 ...
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Elwy Yost was a Canadian actor, producer and TV host who interviewed many film celebrities. He was born in 1925, died in 2011, and was married to Lila Melby.
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