BC Entertainment Hall of Fame

Orpheum in Vancouver

The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in Vancouver was founded on 24 July 1992 to honour British Columbians that have made outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry.^[1][2] Star Walk inductees are featured with a plaque on the Walk of Fame on Granville Street and in a gallery in the Orpheum.^[2][3] Individuals and organizations can be nominated and inducted. The City of Vancouver provides guided tours of the Orpheum and BC Entertainment Hall of Fame to which the proceeds go back into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame fund.^[4]

The selection process takes four years from the time the nomination to when its given.^[5] Dorothy Davies was one of the first Star Walk inductees.^[6]

Inductees

Dal Richards, founding inductee and Star Walk.^[7]

• 1993
• 1994 - Dorothy Davies,^[6]
• 1995 - Rosemary Deveson
• 1996
• 1997 - Daryl Duke^[8]
• 1998 - Vic Waters and Anna Wyman
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001 - Judith Marcuse
• 2002 - Christopher Gaze,^[9] Dee Daniels^[10]
• 2003 - Choo Chiat and Lin Yee Goh, Terry David Mulligan
• 2004 - Double Exposure, Antony Holland, Norma MacMillan, Randy Bachman
• 2005 - Kathryn Shaw,^[11] John Drainie
• 2006 - David Cooper, Michael Conway Baker
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009 - Michael Bublé,^[12] Wendy Gorling^[12]
• 2010 - Bruce Greenwood,^[13] Bruce Kellett,^[13] Bruce Pullan,^[13] Susan Jacks,^[13] Dave Abbott,^[13] Donna Spencer,^[13] and Jon Washburn^[13]
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013 - Judy Ginn and Jim Walchuk,^[14] Bramwell Tovey,^[15] Vancouver Symphony Orchestra^[15]
• 2014 - Leonard Schein,^[16] Spirit of the West^[17]

Founding inductees

Ivan Ackery[18] Thora Anders[18] Angelina Avison[18] John Avison[18] Aida Broadbent[18] Jan Cherniavsky[18] Robert Clothier[18] Joy Coghill[18] Eleanor Collins[18] Ray Collins[18]

Jack Cullen[18] Dorothy Davies[18] Arthur Delamont[18] Allard de Ridder[18] Fran Dowie[18] Yvonne Firkins[18] Judith Forst[18] Bev Fyfe[18] Chris Gage[18] Bruno Gerussi[18]

Irving Guttman[18] Lance Harrison[18] Bill Henderson[18] Jeff Hyslop[18] Gerald Jarvis[18] Juliette[18] Evan Kemp[18] Mart Kenney[18] Harold Laxton[18] Lorraine McAllister[18]

Fraser McPherson[18] Holly Maxwell[18] Barney Potts[18] Dal Richards[7] Jessie Richardson[18] Red Robinson[18] June Roper[18] Dorothy Somerset[18] Calvin Winter[18]

See also

• List of halls and walks of fame
• Canada's Walk of Fame
• List of inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame

References

1. Rebecca Bollwitt (23 December 2007). "Granville Street Starwalk and Redesign". Miss604.com. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
2. "About us: history". B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
3. Alison Appelbe (2003). Secret Vancouver: The Unique Guidebook to Vancouver's Hidden Sites, Sounds, and Tastes. ECW Press. ISBN 9781550225877. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
4. "Go backstage at the historic concert hall". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
5. Pamela Grcic (27 September 2014). "Leonard Schein honoured on VIFF opening night: photos". The Vancouver Observer. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
6. Drew Snider (25 January 2010). "Davies, (Lilian) Dorothy". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
7. Jeani Read (24 October 2007). "Dal Richards". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
8. "Daryl Duke". Daryl Duke Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
9. "2012 Recipient: Christopher Gaze – Vancouver". Order of British Columbia. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
10. "Dee Daniels". Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
11. Sherri Sadler. "50th Anniversary Celebration". Studio 58, Langara College. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
12. "Photo Galleries Michael Buble, Nettwerk founder among B.C. Hall of Fame inductees". CBC News. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
13. News staff (3 June 2010). "New inductees announced for B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame". CKWX. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
14. Aleesha Harris (19 November 2013). "Judy Ginn and Jim Walchuk inducted into BC Entertainment Hall of Fame". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
15. Craig Takeuchi (30 September 2013). "Conductor Bramwell Tovey and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra inducted into BC Entertainment Hall of Fame". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
16. Craig Takeuchi (19 September 2014). "Leonard Schein to be inducted into BC Entertainment Hall of Fame". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
17. "Spirit of the West recognized by BC Entertainment Hall of Fame". Westender. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
18. Chuck Davis. "The History of Metropolitan Vancouver". Vancouverhistory.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-02.

External links

• Official website