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- Elwy Yost was born on July 10, 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and producer, known for The Moviemakers (1984), Magic Shadows (1974) and The Superior Sex (1961). He was married to Lila Melby. He died on July 21, 2011 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- SpouseLila Melby(1951 - July 21, 2011) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Ardent movie buff and master interviewer of filmmakers..
- Father of Christopher Yost and writer/director Graham Yost.
- Long-time host of movie presentations, and interviewer of many film celebrities, for TVOntario (a regional noncommercial TV network in Ontario, Canada). (1974-1999).
- Before his career as a TV host, he worked in a variety of occupations. He served in the Canadian Army, worked in construction, tried his hand at acting, worked for Avro Aircraft Ltd in industrial relations, and taught high-school English. He met his future wife while working in the circulation department of the Toronto Star.
- Because he always appears seated in a comfortable chair on these shows, a furniture store once hired him to do a TV commercial for them.
- In 1975, Yost's suggestion won the competition to rename the Ontario Educational Communications Authority. "TVOntario" has been in use ever since.
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