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Robert "Bob" Homme, CM (March 8, 1919 – May 2, 2000) was an American-born television actor, best known as the host of ''The Friendly Giant,'' a popular Canadian children's television program from the 1950s through the 1980s, which was broadcast on CBC Television.〔(Brava Magazine website )〕 Homme became a citizen of Canada in the early 1990s, holding dual U.S.-Canada citizenship,〔(Empress Books website )〕 and was invested into the Order of Canada as a Member on November 2, 1998 in Grafton, Ontario. As Homme was too ill to travel, the Governor General came to him (instead of making Homme come to Rideau Hall where the award is usually bestowed), thus allowing him the postnominal C.M. 〔(www.tvacres.com )〕 Homme stood 5 foot, 11 inches tall.〔(Atlantic Magazine, August 1969 )〕 The authorized biography of Robert Homme, called ''Look Up - Way Up'', was written by Grant D. Fairley. ==Family== Homme's step-granddaughter is singer and voice actress Emilie-Claire Barlow.〔(Biography of Cy Leonard ), from Cy Leonard's official site (via archive.org, from 2008; retrieved May 7, 2011〕 Homme's son, Toronto jazz bassist Richard Homme, died May 6, 2011.〔(Richard Homme's death notice, from MacCoubrey Funeral Home )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Homme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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