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Bill Richardson

ビル・リチャードソン

Biru Ritchādoson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-01-01 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Montpellier, France → Vancouver, Canada → Waterloo, Ontario

Career

Occupations
radio broadcaster, author
Active Years
1988-2019

Education

University of Winnipeg
Degree: B.A.
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: Canada
University of British Columbia
Library Science
Degree: Master of Library Science
Year of Graduation: 1978
Country: Canada
Wilfrid Laurier University
Degree: 名誉博士号
Year of Graduation: 2017
Country: Canada
Honorary doctorate

Awards

Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
1994
Work: Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast

1993 Humour

Humorous stories set in a bed and breakfast run by the Bachelor Brothers.

Everyday humourCanadian satire

Bibliography

  • Canada Customs: Droll Recollections, Musings and Quibbles
  • Queen of all the dustballs: and other epics of everyday life
  • Come into my parlour: cautionary verses and instructive tales for the new millennium
  • Guy to Goddess: An Intimate Look at Drag Queens
  • Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast
  • Bachelor Brothers Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book
  • Bachelor Brothers' bedside companion
  • Scorned and beloved: dead of winter meetings with Canadian eccentrics
  • Oddball@large
  • Great Canadian books of the century: Vancouver Public Library
  • After Hamelin
  • Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic
  • Dear Sad Goat: a roundup of truly Canadian tales & letters
  • Sally Dog Little
  • But If They Do
  • Sally Dog Little Undercover Agent
  • Old Father William's Well-Ordered Universe
  • I Saw Three Ships – Westend Stories

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous styleSatirical
Recurring Motifs
Canadian customsEccentric characters

Legacy

Canadian humourist and radio broadcaster known for winning the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and long career at CBC Radio.