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Born on February 12, 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Lorne Greene was a television actor, singer and journalist. Lorne Greene died on September 11, 1987, aged 72. Schooling on record includes Queen's University. Listed accolades include Officer of the Order of Canada, Golden Plate Award (1970), Earle Grey Award (1987) and 2 more.
My Take
What strikes me about Lorne Greene is how thoroughly he reinvented the idea of a TV patriarch. As Ben Cartwright on Bonanza, he was the steady moral center of one of the longest-running Westerns ever, then decades later he commanded the original Battlestar Galactica as Adama. That span tells me he had a voice and presence audiences simply trusted across genres. I also find it telling that this Ottawa-born actor started in journalism and radio before acting, and was honored as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He felt like a bridge between old-school broadcasting authority and modern genre television, and I respect that range.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lorne Greene
- Name (Japanese)
- ローン・グリーン
- Reading
- ろーん・ぐりーん
- Born
- February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987
- Origin
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- television actor / singer / journalist / actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Queen's University
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1970 Golden Plate Award
- 1987 Earle Grey Award
- 2015 Canada's Walk of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne%20Greene
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550784
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lorne Greene born?
Born February 12, 1915.
When did Lorne Greene die?
Died September 11, 1987, aged 72.
Where was Lorne Greene from?
Lorne Greene was from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
What did Lorne Greene do?
Lorne Greene worked as television actor, singer, journalist, actor, film actor.
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