Lorne served in the Canadian army during the war.
Lorne had two children, Belinda and Charles, from his first marriage.
His daughter Gillian Greene is married to director Sam Raimi. One of the Raimis' sons is named Lorne, after him.
Lorne was invited to play Ben Cartwright after a well-received performance as 'Big Brother' in a CBS production of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Lorne founded Toronto's 'Academy of Radio Arts'.
Just before his death, Lorne had signed on to reprise the role of Ben Cartwright in a TV-movie revival of Bonanza.
Lorne had a #1 hit in the U.S. with his 1960's recording "Ringo", which was a spoken word song.
Lorne stood 6 feet, 1 inch tall.
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