Broadfoot, Dave

Dave Broadfoot,
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Name	Broadfoot, Dave Gender: M
born on	5 December 1925 at 08:20 (= 08:20 AM )
Place	Vancouver, British Columbia (CAN), 49n16, 123w07
Timezone	PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A Collector: McKay-Clements
Astrology data	13°02' 12°21 Asc. 17°35'

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Dave Broadfoot (Logo for "Royal Canadian Air Farce")

Biography

Canadian actor, a comedian, writer, director and producer, the co-founder of "The Royal Canadian Air Farce," a show that won 13 national awards. The troop was popular on radio since the '70s and segued into TV.

Broadfoot served in the Merchant Navy 1943-1947, then joined the family clothing business. On the side, he began to develop his stand-up act and in 1952, took his show on the road as a pro. He moved to Toronto on 7 September 1952 where he made his TV debut. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1955 and was named Comedian of the Year in 1959. That year, he produced and performed over 90 radio and TV sketches, performing for Queen Elizabeth II and for Armed Forces overseas.

A specialist of contemporary satire, Broadfoot averaged a hundred performances a year, writing much of the original material.

He married on 13 January 1967; one daughter. Broadfoot died on 1 November 2016 at the age of 90.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• business associate/partner relationship with Abbott, Roger (born 10 July 1946). Notes: Co-member of The Royal Canadian Air Farce

Events

• Social : Joined group 1943 (Merchant Navy, four years)

• Work : New Career 1952 (Turned pro comedian)

• Family : Change residence 7 September 1952 (Toronto)
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• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1955 (Appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show)

• Work : Prize 1959 (Comedian of the Year)

• Relationship : Marriage 13 January 1967
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• Death, Cause unspecified 1 November 2016 (Age 90)
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Source Notes

John McKay-Clements quotes him, "At 8:21 the doctor slapped me but I did not cry. As a Baptist I knew I deserved it."

Sy Scholfield notes the same quote from Broadfoot is given in John Robert Colombo's Famous lasting words : great Canadian quotations (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2000), page 35: "I was born at 8:20 a.m ...into an extremely religious home and family. At 8:21 a.m. the doctor slapped me, but I did not cry. Being a Baptist, I knew I deserved it."

Categories

• Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (30 years in 1997)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One, lasting)

• Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One daughter)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 90)

• Vocation : Entertainment : Comedy (Stand-up, TV, radio)

• Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer

• Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star ("The Royal Canadian Air Farce")

• Vocation : Entertainment : Voice-Over

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer

• Vocation : Military : Military service (Four years, Merchant Navy)

• Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer ("Old Enough to Say What I Want")

• Vocation : Writers : Humor

• Notable : Awards : Public Service

• Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Comedian of the Year)

• Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession