MY FATHER'S VOICE

About the Book

Not too long ago, I was at dinner with my husband and some of his business associates. Somehow the subject of "Hollywood children" came up and I confessed that although I was raised in Canada, I was, indeed, the daughter of a "star."

"Who?" They wanted to know.

"Lorne Greene," I said, really not expecting them to remember who he was.

"Wait a minute," one of them said, "I thought he was my father."

I am always amazed at the response I get from people about my father. To me he was a very private man with a public persona who happened to be extremely recognizable. To the public, however, he was larger than life, a hero, yet someone with whom everyone felt a certain warm intimacy. Today, some forty years after Bonanza first aired, he is just as recognizable as ever, to all the families who welcomed him into their homes every Sunday night for fourteen years and to all of those who still see him in syndication around the globe.

About the Author

Linda Greene Bennett was born in Toronto, Canada, where her father was already a household name because of his early career in Canadian radio. When Lorne relocated to the United States to follow his career, Linda and her twin brother remained in Toronto with their mother to complete their high school education. Linda moved to Los Angeles with her first husband immediately after their wedding to be closer to Lorne and to complete her bachelor's degree at UCLA. Although her degree was in English Literature, most of her working career was in the field of accounting and business management. She raised two daughters and became a grandmother as well.

This book was Linda's dream which she researched and wrote while living in Santa Barbara with her second husband. She passed away from breast cancer in 2004, shortly after its completion.