Canada Post has issued new 51 cents stamps to honour the achievements of four Canadians who made a lasting impression in Hollywood: John Candy, Lorne Greene, Mary Pickford and Fay Wray.
"John (who died in 1994) would have been honoured to be
included among such wonderful actors," says Rose Candy of her
late husband. "The portrait of him is very touching. It shows
John in an everyday way-a man who loved people, was
compassionate and empathetic and who wanted to make you laugh
and bring joy to your life. I know this stamp will bring joy to
everyone who sees it."
As CBC's Voice of Canada during the Second World War and
later the star of  the TV show Bonanza, Ottawa's Lorne
Greene was the white-haired, resonant-voiced, patriarchal actor
who never gave up his Canadian citizenship.
America's Sweetheart, Mary Pickford, was born Gladys Louise
Smith in 1892 in Toronto. During her 27-year film career, she
made 236 films.
Fay Wray fans will remember her best as the heroine with a gorilla love interest in the original 1933 film, King Kong. Born in Cardston, Alberta in 1907, she died in August 2004. The lights at the Empire State Building were dimmed in her memory.
