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Elwy McMurran Yost, CM (July 10, 1925 – July 21, 2011) was a Canadian television host, best known for hosting CBC Television's weekday Passport to Adventure series from 1965 to 1967, TVOntario's weekday Magic Shadows, from 1974 until the mid-1980s, and Saturday Night at the Movies from 1974 to 1999.
Aug 27, 2013 · Elwy McMurran Yost, CM, television host (born 10 July 1925 in Weston, ON; died 21 July 2011 in West Vancouver, BC). An endearing movie aficionado, Elwy Yost was the host of TVOntario’s (TVO) popular retrospective film program “Saturday Night at the Movies” from 1974–99.
Jul 23, 2011 · Elwy Yost — the witty host of programs such as TVOntario's iconic Saturday Night at the Movies and the CBC's afternoon movie show Passport to Adventure — has died of natural causes at 86 at...
Elwy Yost was born on 10 July 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 21 July 2011 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Over 20 years have passed since Elwy Yost last served as the beloved host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies and Magic Shadows. His infectious enthusiasm for cinema and legendary interviews left an enduring legacy with audiences across Ontario.
Jul 22, 2011 · Elwy Yost was a dedicated and genial on-air personality who created a weekend tradition for viewers across Ontario with his TVO series "Saturday Night at the...
Nov 29, 2021 · The showrunner behind “Justified” and “The Americans,” currently shooting new dramas in England for Apple TV Plus, took his dad’s lessons to heart and spun them into an award-winning career. The...
Jul 22, 2011 · Yost, who died Friday at age 86, was the host of TVOntario’s Saturday Night at the Movies from 1974 to 1999, and the weekday serial program Magic Shadows from 1974 to the...
Jul 22, 2011 · 1 min read. Elwy Yost, in the lobby of the Sutton Place Hotel in, 1999. By Martin Knelman Special to the Star. “I just hate crying scenes in movies,” Elwy Yost once confessed to Jim Bawden,...
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.
