Dane Lanken
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Dane Lanken is a Canadian
journalist.
He was a film critic for the Montreal Gazette from 1967 to 1977, and has since been a freelance journalist who writes regularly for Canadian Geographic
, among other publications.
In 1993, Penumbra Press published his book "Montreal Movie Palaces, Great Theatres of the Golden Era 1884 - 1938", which includes contemporary photographs by Brian Merrett
and Julie Greto.
He is married to singer-songwriter Anna McGarrigle
, and has appeared as a vocalist on several of her albums
with her sister Kate McGarrigle
. McGarrigle and Lanken have two children, Lily Lanken
and Sylvan Lanken, and live near the small Eastern Ontario town of Alexandria, in North Glengarry.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist.
He was a film critic for the Montreal Gazette from 1967 to 1977, and has since been a freelance journalist who writes regularly for Canadian Geographic
Canadian Geographic
Canadian Geographic is the bimonthly magazine of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society . It was first published in May 1930 under the name Canadian Geographical Journal. The society's objective was to produce a popular magazine dealing primarily with Canadian geography...
, among other publications.
In 1993, Penumbra Press published his book "Montreal Movie Palaces, Great Theatres of the Golden Era 1884 - 1938", which includes contemporary photographs by Brian Merrett
Brian Merrett
Brian Merrett is a Montreal-based fine-arts, architectural and travel photographer.. , Montreal Gazette. , Montreal Gazette...
and Julie Greto.
He is married to singer-songwriter Anna McGarrigle
Anna McGarrigle
Anna McGarrigle, CM is a Canadian folk music singer/songwriter who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister, Kate McGarrigle, until Kate's death in 2010.-Musical career:...
, and has appeared as a vocalist on several of her albums
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Kate and Anna McGarrigle, were a pair of Canadian singer-songwriters from Quebec, who performed as a duo until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.-Profile:...
with her sister Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle, CM was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle....
. McGarrigle and Lanken have two children, Lily Lanken
Lily Lanken
Lily Lanken is a Canadian pop vocalist.Born in Montreal, she is the daughter of Anna McGarrigle and Dane Lanken. She graduated in 2006 from Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in fine arts...
and Sylvan Lanken, and live near the small Eastern Ontario town of Alexandria, in North Glengarry.
External links
- Dane Lanken profile at Penumbra Press
- Dane Lanken. Kate and Anna McGarrigle: Songs and Stories (Penumbra Press:Manotick, Ontario, 2007).