Dane Lanken

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Born(1945-12-09)December 9, 1945
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 3, 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 77)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Dane Lanken
Born(1945-12-09)December 9, 1945
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 3, 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 77)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
SpouseAnna McGarrigle
Children2

Dane Lanken (December 9, 1945 – March 3, 2023) was a Canadian journalist and author.

Lanken was a film critic for the Montreal Gazette from 1967 to 1977, and was then a freelance journalist who wrote regularly for Canadian Geographic,[1] among other publications such as Glengarry Life, the annual volume of the Glengarry Historical Society.

Lanken wrote Montreal Movie Palaces: Great Theatres of the Golden Era 1884 - 1938,[2] which includes photographs by Brian Merrett and Julie Greto. In 2007 he wrote the career biography of folksingers Kate & Anna McGarrigle.[3]

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