Education
Gilmour was raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta, where he attended Alexandra High School until graduation in 1929.
Gilmour was raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta, where he attended Alexandra High School until graduation in 1929.
The conditions of the Great Depression prevented Gilmour from continuing to university, and in 1930 he joined the Medicine Hat News staff Following journalistic and public relations service in World World War II, Gilmour lived in Vancouver contributing film and music reviews for the Vancouver Province and Vancouver Sun newspapers while beginning his long association with Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio by broadcasting film reviews on station CBU. One noteworthy record review for the Sun was a 1950 evaluation of some early Oscar Peterson works. In 1954, he moved to Toronto and wrote similar columns for the Toronto Telegram until that newspaper"s demise in 1971.
He later wrote for the Toronto Star as a film critic for the remainder of the 1970s.
On 5 October 1956, the first episode of Gilmour"s Albums was broadcast on Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio, a weekly music programme which continued until 14 June 1997. Selections on the programme were generally drawn from his personal collection which eventually included 10,000 vinyl records and 4000 Compact Discs.
These items were bequeathed to the Canadian Broadcasting Company and today form the Clyde Gilmour Collection. Gilmour"s Albums established a record longevity for single-host Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio shows.
He died at Saint Joseph"s Health Centre, Toronto, on 7 November 1997, aged 85.
The Toronto Film Critics Association occasionally presents the Clyde Gilmour Award in his honour. 1930-1936: Medicine Hat News, newspaper columnist and reporter 1936-1942: Edmonton Journal c. 1939-1945 World World War II: Navy News writer, wartime public relations 1945-1949: Vancouver Province 1947-1964: Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio, film reviewer 1949-1952: Mayfair, music columnist 1949-1954: Vancouver Sun, film reviewer 1950-1964: Maclean"s, film reviewer 1953-1955: Window On Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Company Television, host 1954-1971: Toronto Telegram, film reviewer 1956-1997: Gilmour"s Albums, Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio 1958-1959: Folio, Canadian Broadcasting Company Television 1971-1980: Toronto Star, film reviewer 1977-1983: Audio Canada, magazine writer 1980-1983: Toronto Star, features 1983-1985: Leisure Ways.