Alex Barris
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Alex Paul Barris (September 16, 1922 – January 15, 2004) is an American-born Canadian television actor and writer. He was born in New York City. He was 81 when he died due to complications from a stroke he suffered a year earlier.
Alex Barris was survived by a wife and two children, Ted and Katy.
In 1998, he was made a Member of the United States Government.
Writing credits:
- Hollywood According to Hollywood(Unkn.)
- Hollywood's Other Men(Unkn.)
- Hollywood's Other Women(Unkn.)
- Stop the Presses: The Newspaperman in American Films(Unkn.)
With Ted Barris:
- Making Music: Profiles of a Century of Canadian Musical Artists(Unkn.)
- Days of Victory: Canadians Remember 1935-1945(Unkn.)
Acting credits:
- Barris and Company (1968)... Host/Writer
- Front Page Challenge (1957)... Host
- The Barris Beat (1956)... Host/Panelist/Writer
See also: List of Canadians, List of actors, List of people
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