Frank Heron(1925-1999)
- Actor
Frank started his show biz career on CFRB Toronto radio in his early
teens hosting a show called "Kellogg's Circle K". In 1943, he joined
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Montreal, as an announcer and
eventually rose to producer of CBC Radio Variety. During World War II,
he went overseas with a troop show to entertain troops in England and
Europe. Aside from his work as Producer, he and Dorothy co-hosted a
children's show on CBC-TV and radio for 18 years and he continued
appearances outside CBC performing on stage, in movies, etc. In 1971,
he retired from show business and he and Dorothy moved to Thousand
Oaks, California, and opened a bookstore. In 1992, they moved to
Scotsdale, Arizona then in 1996 they moved to Grimsby, Ontario. Frank
is pre-deceased by his parents Hugh David Sr & Marcella. Frank had two
brothers; Hugh David "Dave" Heron Jr. (who died February 19, 2001) &
Harold Gladstone Heron.
