Knowlton Nash was born on November 18, 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Cyril Knowlton Nash. He was an actor, known for The Frank Truth (2001), The National (1970) and Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993). He was married to Lorraine Thomson. He died on May 24, 2014 in Toronto.
His first real journalism job was night editor with the British United Press, a Toronto-based wire service. He later became the Washington correspondent for CBC's Newsmagazine. He covered the Cuban missile crisis, space launches at Cape Canaveral, and the riots surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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As a child, he created his own newspaper, and ran his own newsstand.
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Began his career by selling newspapers on the streets of Toronto during World War II.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada [July 2007]
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He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on November 17, 1988 for his services to communications in Canada.
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News Anchor for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Author of many books
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993
V.O. Announcer (voice)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bananas!
2014
TV Movie documentary
Money in Minutes
2014
TV Movie documentary
Life and Times
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Frank Truth
2001
Documentary
Himself - Former CBC News Anchor
The National
1994
TV Series
Anchor (1978-1988)
Final Offer
1985
TV Movie documentary
Himself (CBC, reports on GM strike) (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Corporation
2003
Documentary
Himself - CBC (uncredited)
Little Sister's vs. Big Brother
2002
Documentary
Himself - Anchor of The National
Trudeau
2002
TV Movie
Himself
Nô
1998
Himself (uncredited)
Known for movies
The Frank Truth (2001) as Himself - Former CBC News Anchor
The National (1994) as Anchor (1978-1988)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) as V.O. Announcer
$14 Million
