Singer and 1950s-era television show host Eleanor Collins, considered “Canada’s first lady of jazz,” has died at the age of 104 at Surrey Memorial Hospital, her family says.
A Surrey resident, Collins died peacefully on Sunday morning (March 3), according to an email from family representative Christine Hagemoen.
Born in Edmonton in 1919, Collins was a groundbreaking figure in Canadian entertainment history, and had a longtime association working with Vancouver’s leading musicians on CBC radio and television.