Elvy Yost
Actress

Elvy Yost Net Worth

Elvy Yost is an American actress, casting director, and soundtrack artist born in Los Angeles County, California on July 10, 1925. She is best known for her roles in The Catch (2016), Mildred Pierce (2011), and The Office (2005). Yost has been active in the entertainment industry since 1987 and continues to work in the industry today.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Casting Director, Soundtrack
Birth Day July 10, 1925
Birth Place  Los Angeles County, California, United States
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Died On July 21, 2011(2011-07-21) (aged 86)\nWest Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Birth Sign Capricorn
Occupation Television host
Years active 1952–1999
Known for Passport to Adventure Magic Shadows Saturday Night at the Movies
Spouse(s) Lila Ragnhild Melby
Children Christopher and Graham

💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)

Elvy Yost, a versatile talent hailing from the United States, has garnered immense success in her career as an actress, casting director, and soundtrack artist. With her impressive skill set and dedication to her craft, it comes as no surprise that her net worth is estimated to reach $3 Million by 2024. Elvy Yost's multifaceted abilities have allowed her to excel in different areas of the entertainment industry, cementing her status as a respected figure. With her continued success, it is clear that Elvy Yost's influence on the industry will only grow stronger in the years to come.

Biography/Timeline

1943

He began studies at the University of Toronto in 1943, and studied engineering but left, in 1944, after failing his exams and joined the Canadian Infantry in 1944. He was honorably discharged in September 1945. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1948, he worked variously in construction, at the Canadian National Exhibition, made an independent film with a classmate and acted in summerstock theatre. In 1951, he was working in the circulation department of the Toronto Star where he met his Future wife, Lila Melby. He also worked in the Avro Canada personnel department from 1953 until 1959 when he and most of the staff were laid off due to the cancellation of the Avro Arrow project. He then worked as an English and History Teacher at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke, Ontario.

1960

in the late 1960s, he hosted CBC Radio show It's Debatable.

1970

He joined the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (later TVOntario) in the early 1970s as a manager and, in 1974, was assisting with the establishment of its regional councils, when he was told OECA had acquired the broadcast rights to three Ingmar Bergman films and was asked if he had any ideas on how the station could air them in an educational context. Yost packaged the shows as Three Films in Search of God adding educational content in the form of interviews, introductions, and discussions thus creating the model for what became Saturday Night at the Movies, which became the channel's longest-running, and one of its most popular shows. Yost also developed Magic Shadows, which showed classic serials in half-hour early evening installments with introductions providing background and interesting details by Yost, the movie review show Rough Cuts, Talking Film and The Moviemakers. In 1979 he appeared in Ida Makes a Movie, the first of four television shorts that spawned The Kids of Degrassi Street in 1982.

1994

His son, Graham Yost, is a Screenwriter whose most famous credit was the hit 1994 film Speed. Speed was the final movie Yost hosted before retiring from Saturday Night at the Movies in 1999.

1999

In 1999, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

2003

Elwy Yost wrote a mystery novel, White Shadows, which was published in 2003.

2011

Yost recovered from "a serious operation" he had in 2005, according to his wife, Lila. He died in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 21, 2011, aged 86.

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