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Elwy McMurran Yost, CM (July 10, 1925 – July 21, 2011) was a Canadian television host, best known for hosting CBC Television 's weekday Passport to Adventure series from 1965 to 1967, TVOntario 's weekday Magic Shadows, from 1974 until the mid-1980s, and Saturday Night at the Movies from 1974 to 1999. [ 1 ][ 2 ]
Jul 21, 2011 · Elwy was the only child of Elwy Honderich Yost, a pickle manufacturer, and Annie Josephine Yost. ... memorial page for Elwy McMurran Yost (10 Jul 1925–21 Jul 2011 ...
- Early Years and Career
- TVO
- Legacy
Yost grew up in depression-era suburban Toronto, the only child of Elwy Honderich Yost and Annie Josephine McMurran. Each week Yost’s father, a pickle merchant, gave him money to go to the movies, stipulating that he re-tell the film’s story to his parents upon his return. After graduating with honours from high school in 1943, he entered the engin...
In 1974, Yost helped found the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA), now TVO. OECA General Manager Jim Hanley approached Yost to host an educational presentation of three Ingmar Bergman Films. With that special, “Three Films in Search of God,” Yost established the template for what would become “Saturday Night at the Movies.” The pro...
“Saturday Night at the Movies” was one of Canada’s most successful television programs. It ran for 39 years and regularly drew around 250,000 viewers, despite being broadcast opposite “Hockey Night in Canada” on a public broadcaster available only in Ontario. Yost contributed over 1,000 interviews to the TVO Public Archive, an invaluable educationa...
Jul 26, 2011 · YOST, Elwy McMurran Passed away peacefully at home in West Vancouver on July 21, 2011 at the age of 86 years. Elwy will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Lila Ragnhild; his sons Christop
Jul 22, 2011 · Elwy Yost, host of Saturday Night at the Movies, dies at 85 Fixture on Saturday Night at the Movies for 25 years. July 22, 2011. July 22, 2011. 1 min read. Save Elwy Yost, in the lobby of the ...
Jul 22, 2011 · • Elwy Yost, 1925–2011 [Torontoist] • Elwy Yost, host of Saturday Night at the Movies, dies at 85 [Toronto Star] NEVER MISS A TORONTO LIFE STORY.
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Jul 21, 2011 · YOST, Elwy McMurran Passed away peacefully at home in West Vancouver on July 21, 2011 at the age of 86 years. Elwy will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Lila Ragnhild; his sons Christopher and Graham; daughter-in-law Connie and grandchildren Clementine and Jack. A public memorial service will be held in Toronto in the fall.
