Who are some famous people who were born, lived or died in Vancouver over the years?
Likely the most famous person who ever died here is actor Errol Flynn. He was just 50 when he died in Vancouver in 1959. Well-known people who were born here include actress Yvonne De Carlo (Lily Munster), actor John Ireland, Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars movies), and Jennifer Granholm, the governor of Michigan. What is Vancouver’s connection to Guinness beer? Guinness money was behind the purchase of what is now known as the British Properties in West Vancouver. To quote my web site: “In October, 1931, West Vancouver agreed to sell 4,700 acres to a syndicate called British Pacific Properties for $75,000, just under $16 an acre. (The syndicate was financed with Guinness Brewing money.) In 1931, that was a lot of money, especially considering that the West Vancouver property had no access to downtown Vancouver. Development would be slow at first, and even the opening of the Lions Gate Bridge in 1938 (also built with Guinness money) would not be a real spur to gro
