Lois Lilienstein

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Lois Lilienstein (born July 10, 1934 in Chicago , † April 22, 2015 in Toronto ) was an American-Canadian actress, singer and pianist.

Lilienstein was best known for the Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show , a musical comedy for children starring Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison , which ran from 1984 to 1988 as a television series in 64 episodes on the CBC . This was preceded by the film Sharon, Lois & Bram at Young People's Theater in 1982 . The trio went platinum in 1989 with the album Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show Record . Her Christmas special Candles, Snow and Misteltoe was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1995 for best children's program . After the death of her husband in 1998, she interrupted the collaboration, but worked on the album Skinnamarink TV (1999), which won a Juno Award for best children's album. In 2002 she was honored as a member of the Order of Canada .

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