Fred Bodsworth
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Charles Frederick Bodsworth | |
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Born | Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada |
October 11, 1918
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Known for | Writing The Last of the Curlews |
Charles Frederick (Fred) Bodsworth (October 11, 1918[2] - September 15, 2012)[1] was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.
Born in Port Burwell, Ontario,[3] Bodsworth worked as a journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, The Toronto Star, and Maclean's,[2] where he also served as assistant editor. From 1964 to 1967, he was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.[4] Bodsworth received the Matt Cohen Prize in 2002 for his writing.[5] He died at Scarborough General Hospital in Toronto.[citation needed]
Bodsworth was predeceased by his wife Margaret Banner.[3]
The Port Burwell branch of the Elgin County Library was renamed in his honour in 2005.[2]
Bibliography[6]
- The Last of the Curlews (1955) ISBN 0-7710-9874-X, ISBN 1-887178-25-2
- The Strange One (1959)
- The Atonement of Ashley Morden (1964)
- The Sparrow's Fall (1967)
- Pacific Coast (1970)
References
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