Doreen Brownstone Obituary, Funeral

Doreen Brownstone was a performer and champion swimmer who became a well-known actor in Winnipeg.

Doreen Brownstone was born Doreen Stein in Leeds, England, on September 28, 1922 and died in December 2022. She was 100 years.

She was very active in the Winnipeg Little Theatre, and in an amateur theatre group headed by John Hirsch, their drama teacher and director (or as Brownstone says “he was our Theatre School”).

During one of the rehearsals with established Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, they talked about where they would go from here and Brownstone suggested forming their own theatre company.

This led to the birth of Theatre 77, with Hirsch as the artistic director.

During her lifetime, she starred in over 100 productions.

Aside acting, Doreen taught swimming for more than 40 years.

She was married to Billy Brownstone and they had three children.

Details of her funeral arrangements will be made public by her family in due time.