Dane Lanken (December 9, 1945 – March 3, 2023) was a Canadian journalist and author.

Dane Lanken
Born(1945-12-09)December 9, 1945
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 3, 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 77)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
SpouseAnna McGarrigle
Children2

Career

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Lanken was a film critic for the Montreal Gazette from 1967 to 1977, and was then a freelance journalist who wrote regularly for Canadian Geographic,[1] among other publications such as Glengarry Life, the annual volume of the Glengarry Historical Society.

Lanken wrote Montreal Movie Palaces: Great Theatres of the Golden Era 1884 - 1938,[2] which includes photographs by Brian Merrett and Julie Greto. In 2007 he wrote the career biography of folksingers Kate & Anna McGarrigle.[3]

Personal life and death

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Lanken was married to singer-songwriter Anna McGarrigle, and had appeared as a vocalist on several of her albums with her sister Kate McGarrigle. McGarrigle and Lanken had two children, Lily Lanken and Sylvan Lanken, and lived near the Eastern Ontario town of Alexandria, in North Glengarry.

Lanken died on March 3, 2023.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Articles by Dane Lanken at Canadian Geographic". Canadian Geographic Magazine. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  2. ^ Lanken, Dane; Brian Merrett; Julie Greto (1993). Montreal Movie Palaces: Great Theatres of the Golden Era, 1884-1938. Waterloo, Ontario: Penumbra Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-921254-48-2.
  3. ^ Lanken, Dane (2007). Kate and Anna McGarrigle: Songs and Stories. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. pp. 160 + 49. ISBN 978-1897323038.
  4. ^ "Dane Lanken". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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