Father of Mary Harron and Kelley Harron.
Don Harron has published several books, bestsellers in Canada, using his Charlie Farquharson persona. These books include "Charlie Farquharsons Histry of Canada" and "Charlie Farquharsons Jogfree of Canda, the Whirld and Other Places", modelled after 1066: And All That (by W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman ), as filtered through James Joyce , and written in Charlies characteristic country bumpkin style. Charlie and his wife Valeda Drain Farquharson ("she was a Drain on her fathers side") continue to reside in Parry Sound, Ontario.
Did a 5 minute segment on CFRB1010 AM Toronto on weekends.
Father-in-law of John Walsh.
He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 23, 1980 for his services to performing arts in Canada.
Brother-in-law of Patrician McKinnon and Jackie Rae.
(June 2007) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
As a teenager, he worked as a farm hand in rural Ontario. He developed his Charlie Farquharson persona during this time.
He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943.
He started out earning $10 a night doing chalk-talks - drawing caricatures in chalk as he told stories to audiences during the Great Depression.
In 2007, he was given the Gemini Award for Lifetime Achievement in Radio and Television.
A prolific, chameleon-like character actor of 1960s sci-fi TV shows, seen to excellent effect in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (as Kitt Kittridge), "The Time Tunnel" (as Robin Hood), "The Outer Limits" and "The Invaders" .
His parents owned and operated Harrons Cleaners and Dyers in Toronto.
I was born at home in bed with a naked woman, and hope to exit the same,way.
