Alex Barris

TV Writer

1922 – 2004

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Who was Alex Barris?

Alex Paul Barris, CM was an American-born Canadian television actor and writer. He was a writer and panelist for the game show Front Page Challenge. He was born in New York City. He was 81 when he died due to complications from a stroke he suffered a year earlier.

His son Ted Barris is a journalism professor and author of several books.

In 1998, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

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Born
Sep 16, 1922
New York City
Also known as
  • Alexander Paul Barris
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Jan 15, 2004
Toronto

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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