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File No. 909929 · Adjudicated
Lorne Greene
Actor — Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica, Galactica 1980
Born
1915
Birthplace
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Known as 'The Voice of Canada' during WWII for his work as CBC's chief newsreader before becoming Pa Cartwright on Bonanza.
The verdict
Born in Ottawa, raised in Canada, trained at Queen's University, and became CBC's chief newsreader before conquering Hollywood as the patriarch of the Ponderosa. Canada never forgot him, and he never forgot Canada — returning often and proudly representing his roots until the end.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org