Marc Strange

Marc Strange (July 24, 1941 – May 20, 2012) was a Canadian television producer, singer-songwriter, writer, and actor.[1] He and his wife, Lynn Susan, were the co-creators of CBC Television's longest running series, The Beachcombers.[2]

Marc Strange
BornJuly 24, 1941
Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
DiedMay 20, 2012(2012-05-20) (aged 70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationSinger, writer, actor, television producer
Spouse(s)Lynn Susan
ChildrenSarah Strange

Strange dropped out of high school, and worked on a tobacco farm, before trying his hand at acting.[1] He won some acting roles in Canada, most notably in the television film The Paper People, before trying to work as a professional actor in Hollywood. Strange's Hollywood period was a mixed success, after playing some supporting roles he returned to Canada, where he and his wife were to write the first episodes of the Beachcombers, a series he was associated with, for its entire 19-year run, drafting its final episode.

After the series Strange turned his hand to voice-acting and wrote some award-winning mystery novels.[1] His 2010 novel Body Blows won an Edgar Award in 2010.[3]

Jackson Davies, a long-running Beachcombers' cast-member, who went on to become a producer himself, and co-wrote a history of the show with Strange, called Strange a “Renaissance man”.[1] Strange put his final touches on their book mere days before his death from cancer. The book was published to mark the series' 40th anniversary, and was published in 2013.[4]

References
  1. Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yews (2012-05-20). "Marc Strange, creator of CBC hit The Beachcombers, dies of cancer". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  2. "Marc Strange". northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-20. He had spent more than 40 years in the entertain biz, including stints as a folk singer, songwriter, painter, poet, TV director, and longtime actor.
  3. "2010 Nominees and Winners". Edgar Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03.
  4. Vanessa Colantonio (2013-11-04). "Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40". The British Columbia Quarterly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-20. The original series ended in 1990; a sequel, The New Beachcombers, starring among others Graham Greene and Dave Thomas, ran from 2002 to 2004 before being cancelled.
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