Singer, musician, actor.
Born at Winnipeg on 14 February 1923, he became a band singer in 1939. After the Second World War, he was trombonist and chief male vocalist with the Mart Kenny Band from 1949 to 1952. He later starred in CBC-TV’s Cross Canada Hit Parade and sang in musicals at Rainbow Stage in the 1950s. He made several LP recordings, conducted his own band, ran a talent agency, and farmed 50 acres near Stouffville, Ontario. He died at Toronto on 11 December 1975.
“Wally Koster dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1975, page 9.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
We thank Louise Olson, niece of Wally Koster, for additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 March 2022
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