Those of you who are old enough to remember the Perry Mason Visualizar may know it as an iconic American detective program. This long-running TV series, starring Raymond Burr as the eponymous Los Angeles lawyer, foi ao ar de 1957 para 1966.

But you may be surprised to learn that Burr, who’s widely known as an Americano ator, was actually a Canadian. Raymond Burr nasceu em 1917 em New Westminster, British Columbia, outside of Vancouver.

Raymond Burr foi nomeado apenas um dos 2009 inductees para Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Toronto version of the stars-on-the-sidewalk Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This year’s other Canadian honorees include Toronto-born comedian Howie Mandel, singer-songwriter Tom Cochrane (nascido em Lynn Lake, Manitoba), and children’s book author Robert Munsch. Writer of such contemporary kids’ classics as A princesa saco de papel e Love You Forever, Munsch is actually an American expat; ele nasceu em Pittsburgh, mas viveu a maior parte de sua vida adulta em Ontário.

Você pode obter a list of Canada’s other Walk of Fame inductees here.