G
eorge Frederick Connell, named after his mother’s favourite composer, Bach, arrived in Montreal in 1954 only to realise that just one percent of his neighbourhood spoke English. Consequently, he learned French in only three fights.
He fled to Vancouver in 1973 under the auspices of a witless protection programme. George now resides on the Sunshine Coast with wife Pia Sillem – a widely respected potter and sculptor. He has published two novels and a collection of poetry, appeared in numerous television commercials and theatre productions, and is an accomplished oil portraitist. His first album of original music, Elephant in the Room, was released in 2017 and a follow-up, Solitaire, is due out later in 2020.
He has been described by the Federation of Canadian Artists as ‘one of our members’.
