Lorraine Thomson | |
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| Born | 12 July 1931 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | August 13, 2020 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | dancer, television personality, television producer |
| Known for | Interviewer on CBC Television, co-founder of ACTRA Awards |
Lorraine Thomson (12 July 1931 – 13 August 2020) was a Canadian dancer, television host, television producer and one of the co-founders, with Pierre Berton, of the ACTRA Awards. She was the first dancer hired by the CBC for their first televised variety show, The Big Revue, and made regular appearances as a dancer and actor on many television shows in the first decade of Canadian broadcasting. She turned to radio hosting in the 1960s, and then television hosting in the 1970s for CBC's The Naked Mind, The Weaker(?) Sex and V.I.P. She was one of the first women to produce variety shows on CBC, and for 18 years, she was the program coordinator for Front Page Challenge. She was nominated for several national awards for her work both in front of and behind the camera.