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Johnny Wayne
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 4; Item 18
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 12 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Johnny Wayne (b. Louis Weingarten, May 28, 1918) was a Canadian comedian best known as a member of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster (with Frank Shuster).
- Wayne was the son of a successful clothing manufacturer who spoke several languages and the eldest of seven children.
- Wayne and Shuster met at Harbord Collegiate, Toronto, where they performed in annual revues. After receiving BAs in English from the University of Toronto, they were both studying for their masters when WWII intervened. After enlisting in the infantry, they were soon reunited, writing and performing for The Army Show.
- Following the war, they returned to Canada and worked together on radio (by 1946 they had their own show on CBC) and later on television. In 1950 they began appearing as guests on various American TV programs, including a record sixty-seven performances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
- Johnny Wayne died in 1990 of brain cancer.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a portrait of Johnny Wayne.
- Name Access
- Wayne, Johnny, 1918-1990
- Subjects
- Comedians
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions