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Originally posted by Art Johnson
Ther were not too many Canadian Actors involved with Hollywood durinf WW II.
Raymond Massey:
Raymond Hart Massey was born on August 30, 1896 in Toronto. His father was Hart Massey, the owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. Young Raymond grew up in comfort, as a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families of the time.
......... After running the family business for a number of years, Massey’s brother Vincent went on to be the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada, serving from 1952 to 1959. The family name graces Toronto's Massey Hall, a historic concert hall bought by his grandfather in 1894 for $150,000.
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Hi Art,
I found this post of yours extra interesting on personal levels ... "MASSEY-FERGUSON"
I know well from starting out my life on a farm ... I had many rides on M-F tractors! Also combines and such, but don't recall if the combines were M-F ...
2nd personal level ... is the Toronto history! Since you haven't described the MASSEY HALL is "past tense" I'll assume it still stands and will find out its location. I've yet to "explore" the points-of-interest (including military history/signifigant sites) of this mega-city. I hope I start "seeing things" soon! (be quiet Marko!
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What an interesting thread this is too ... amazing all the tidbits of info that people would otherwise NEVER come across. Keep it all coming from you-all please
Karmen