Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1973) Winner
Donald Bell
ドナルド・ベル
Donarudo Beru
Aliases:
Don Bell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-11-17 （New York City）
- Died
- 2003-03-08 （Montreal） age 66
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Montreal → Town of Mount Royal → Calgary → London → Paris → Sutton, Quebec
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Humorist, Writer, Antiquarian book dealer
- Active Years
- 1957-2003
- Affiliations
- Books in Canada, Montreal Gazette, The Montreal Star, Weekend Magazine
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Byng High School | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| McGill University | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Baron Byng High School
Country:
Canada
McGill University
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Stephen Leacock Award | Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory | — | Stephen Leacock Associates | 受賞 |
| — | National Magazine Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Stephen Leacock Award
1973
Work:
Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory
Organization:
Stephen Leacock Associates
Result:
受賞
National Magazine Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory
1972 Humour anthologyAnthology of short stories depicting many of his multi-ethnic friends in Montreal.
Montreal cultureBagelHumour
The Pocketman
1979 NovelAbout Downtown Eddy, a Montreal character narrating personages he met.
Montreal charactersEloquenceSunny disposition
The Man Who Killed Houdini
2004 Non-fictionResearch on the man who killed Houdini, released posthumously.
HistoryCrime
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousSatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- Montreal daily lifeMulticulturalism
Health
-
Emphysema2003年頃Cause of death.
Legacy
Known for winning Stephen Leacock Award and popularizing Montreal bagels.
In Popular Culture
- Credited with making bagel a staple beyond Jewish community
Trivia
- Early popularizer of theory that Thomas Neill Cream was Jack the Ripper.
- Conducted interviews with Jorge Luis Borges and others.