Alex Barris

Alex Paul Barris, CM (September 16, 1922 – January 15, 2004) was an American-born Canadian television actor and writer. He was a writer and panelist for the game show Front Page Challenge. He was born in New York City and moved to Canada, residing in Agincourt, Ontario.[1]

Barris was 81 when he died due to complications from a stroke he suffered a year earlier in Toronto.

His son, Ted, is a journalism professor and author of several books. In 1998, Alex Barris was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=3945&t=12&ln=Barris
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