Biografía
Following journalistic and public relations service in World War II, Gilmour lived in Vancouver contributing film and music reviews for the Vancouver Province and Vancouver Sun newspapers while beginning his long association with CBC Radio by broadcasting film reviews on CBC station CBU.
In 1954, he moved to Toronto and wrote similar columns for the Toronto Telegram until that newspaper's demise in 1971.
He then wrote for the Toronto Star for the remainder of the 1970s.
He was the well known host of the national network CBC Radio program "Gilmour's Albums".
He was a syndicated columnist in many newspapers across Canada.
Servicio militar
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SB) RCNVR (With seniority dated 05/05/1943).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SB) RCNVR (With seniority dated 05/05/1944).
In 1944 he served in HMCS Avalon. (He was demobilized.)
Referencias
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
