20 -- Wednesday, November 12, 1996 — North Shore News

Celebrate the

By Shane Gray
Contributing Writer

HE sits puffing ona
Romeo and Juliet cigar,
a visiting star.

He is here in’ Hollywood
North to film yet another fea-
ture movie and has graciously
taken the time to sit with me to
give a newspaper interview,

Another actor is having
makeup applied on set and slips
away from the attentive crew to
answer some of my questions.

It's a world of glamor,
bright lights, fast business and
public perception. Net every-
one visiting the North Shore

will permit: my 35 minutes of

questioning. These are the
select few who have been told
I'm not another reporter
“crashing” the set, or “fan”-
atic itching for an autograph on
some underwear,

Rather, each interview: ses-
sion provides these actors with
exposure to the North Shore
readers in a positive fashion and
generates money for charity.

V8: 14/96.

(My paychecks go to the non
profit Robert Ferguson
Society. }

“Tell us who's ins town?
What were they like? a friend
of mine often queries

“Letime tell you asceret,” |
respond. “The most interesting
personality T have been fortu
nate cnough to meet lives right
here in West Vancouver.

“Thats him there ... Fred
Gray” Tosayas PE wave at the
smiling man in suspenders,
straw hat and thick glasses pass:
ing by my back door on the
West Van Seawall.

Fred Gray can't perform
monster dunks ona basketball
court ala Shaquille O'Neal.

Pee never heard him brag
about a $50 million movie deal.

T don’t think he could fig:
ure aut which end of a cigar
you light and) probably isn’t
even camera friendly,

How do T know seo much
about Fred? He's my grandfa-
ther,

Eighty-two years old this
very day, Fred has experienced
first-hand a world war, stagger-

Weekend Matinees
Nov, 16 & 17
“Sat & Sun

SHEE ORT NG.
SONS

“The Grass Harp at regular prices

To Gillian on her 37th Birthday,

The Ghost of darkness, weekend
matinees; Mighty Ducks 3 & Dear God

DE BO RAHGK IT. 5,O0N:

DEBORAH CKITSON + SCHOO TRUSTE

ZS CHOOL. TRUSTEE

DE BO RAK .AOK YT SON'S

Vote for my daughter,

Deborah Kitson

running for
School Trustee
in the
City of North Vancouver.
Election Day

November 16, 1996

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uncelebrated

invly paced technological evo:
lution, and yes, the introduc:
don of the mini-skirt,

Yet no one has ever asked
him for an interview, published
his stories or put him ins the
spotlight (except on Sunday
nights after family dinner).

Celebrities come in all
shapes and sizes. On the walls

of my home hang photos of

new acqudintances, famous and
otherwise, but the one most

important picture ws the ane
tucked away in that) dusty
photo album,

A picture of my grandfather,

He's here today and I’m
proud to still sce hind in person.
Thanks for the interviews’
gramps -— Var your number
one fan.

For more information about
th North Shore-based Robert
Ferquson Society, contact 925-
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