Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1955) Winner
William Bruce Hutchison
ウィリアム・ブルース・ハッチソン
Wiriamu Burūsu Hacchison
Aliases:
Bruce Hutchison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1901-06-05 （Prescott, Ontario）
- Died
- 1992-09-14 （Unknown） age 91
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Prescott, Ontario → Victoria, British Columbia → Ottawa → Winnipeg → Vancouver
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist
- Active Years
- 1925-1992
- Affiliations
- Winnipeg Free Press, Victoria Daily Times, The Vancouver Sun
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Governor General's Literary Award | The Unknown Country | 創作ノンフィクション | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Governor General's Literary Award | The Incredible Canadian | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Governor General's Literary Award | Canada: Tomorrow's Giant | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1952 | National Newspaper Award | Editorial Writing | — | Canadian Newspaper Association | 受賞 |
| 1957 | National Newspaper Award | Editorial Writing | — | Canadian Newspaper Association | 受賞 |
| 1959 | National Newspaper Award | Staff Corresponding | — | Canadian Newspaper Association | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Royal Society of Arts Award for Distinguished Journalism in the Commonwealth | — | — | Royal Society of Arts | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Officer of the Order of Canada | — | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
Governor General's Literary Award
1942
Work:
The Unknown Country
Category:
創作ノンフィクション
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Literary Award
1952
Work:
The Incredible Canadian
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Literary Award
1957
Work:
Canada: Tomorrow's Giant
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
National Newspaper Award
1952
Work:
Editorial Writing
Organization:
Canadian Newspaper Association
Result:
受賞
National Newspaper Award
1957
Work:
Editorial Writing
Organization:
Canadian Newspaper Association
Result:
受賞
National Newspaper Award
1959
Work:
Staff Corresponding
Organization:
Canadian Newspaper Association
Result:
受賞
Royal Society of Arts Award for Distinguished Journalism in the Commonwealth
1961
Organization:
Royal Society of Arts
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of Canada
1967
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Unknown Country
1942 non-fictionIntroduction to Canada and its people. Winner of Governor General's Award.
Canadapolitics
The Incredible Canadian
1952 biographyPortrait of Mackenzie King. Winner of Governor General's Award.
politicianCanadian history
Canada: Tomorrow's Giant
1957 non-fictionVision of Canada's future. Winner of Governor General's Award.
Canada's future
Bibliography
- The Unknown Country: Canada and her People (1942)
- The Hollow Men (1944)
- The Fraser (1950)
- The Incredible Canadian (1952)
- Canada's Lonely Neighbour (1954)
- The Struggle for the Border (1955)
- Canada: Tomorrow's Giant (1957)
- Mr. Prime Minister 1867–1964 (1964)
- Macdonald to Pearson (1967)
- Western Windows (1967)
- Canada: A year of the land (1967)
- The Far Side of the Street (1976)
- Uncle Percy's Wonderful Town (1981)
- A Life in the Country (1988)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- political analysisjournalistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Canadian politicsnational identity
Legacy
Prominent Canadian journalist and author. Won Governor General's Award three times, renowned expert on Canadian politics. Officer of the Order of Canada.
In Popular Culture
- Jack Webster Foundation established Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award.
Trivia
- One of few authors to win Governor General's Award three times.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.