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Joy Dorothy Coghill-Thorne, CM, (May 13, 1926 – January 20, 2017) was a Canadian actress, director, and writer. Her obituary in The Vancouver Sun described her as having had "a seven-decade run at the top of the Vancouver theatre world."
A kaleidoscope of moments of time and history - all in a box and discovered within a few minutes. The experience (of going through the boxes) forced me to examine time itself and how it relates to history - my history and yours. Because we are privileged to be artists, we do not measure time in the accepted way.
On A Passionate Journey. Growing up as an only child, Joy Coghill was used to initiating her own theatre. She lived in her imagination, singing, dancing and acting all the parts. She grew up in a time when a career in theatre was unlikely, when mothers didn’t work outside the home.
Joy Coghill was born on 13 May 1926 in Findlater, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for Double Jeopardy (1999), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and The Beachcombers (1972). She was married to John Thorne. She died on 20 January 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jan 22, 2017 · A Vancouver performing-arts legend has passed away. Director, actor, and producer Joy Coghill was loved by her peers and audiences throughout a career that lasted nearly seven decades. Born in...
Joy Coghill was born on May 13, 1926 in Findlater, Saskatchewan, 1939). Joy attended Kitsilano High School, took elocution lessons, and earned an Associate of Trinity College, London. In 1944 she entered the University of British Columbia (UBC) to study social work.
Feb 4, 2017 · Ms. Coghill died on Jan. 20 at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver a few days after suffering massive heart failure. She was 90. Her death inspired an outpouring of...
Jan 24, 2017 · Joy Coghill made her acting debut with Vancouver Little Theatre on Dec. 7, 1941, the same day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Her last gig was in 2010, when she played Emily Carr in An...
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Joy Coghill-Thorne, a woman honoured many times by the performing arts communities she nurtured, passed away, Friday, January 20th in the palliative care unit of St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.
As the curtain falls for the last time on Humanitarian, Performing Arts Legend and Starwalk Inductee Joy Coghill, we reflect on a career spanning 7 decades and her indelible mark in Canadian Theatre. “Joy’s passing is a great loss.
