- Born in Ottawa on February 12, 1914 to Daniel & Dora Green
- Parents were Jewish Soviets who immigrated to Canada
- Greene’s older brother died in infancy, leaving Lorne as an only child
- Middle name is “Hyman”
- Wikipedia states his full name as Lyon Himan “Chaim” Green
- Died September 11, 1987 at 72 of complications that began with a perforated ulcer
- Greene’s voice has been described as “surely one of the finest ever wrought by nature”
- He was also known as “The Voice of Doom” during the WWII announcements
- Was a founder of the Jupiter Theatre, Inc.
- He had an invention that was patented
- First Broadway play was the Prescott Proposals
- Recorded some country albums inspired by his Bonanza fame
- Album “Ringo” made him a top ten recording artist at the time
- Was Chairman of the National Wildlife Foundation