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Donald Lamont Jack

ドナルド・ラモント・ジャック

Donarudo Ramonto Jakku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-12-06 （Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England）
Died
2003-06-02 （Warwickshire, England） age 78
Nationality
British, Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
England (childhood) → Canada (from 1951) → England, Warwickshire (later years)

Career

Occupations
novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, RAF serviceman
Active Years
1951-2003
Affiliations
Crawley Films (1955-1957)

Education

Bury Grammar School
Country: England
Marr College
Country: England

Awards

Stephen Leacock Award
1963
Work: Three Cheers for Me
Organization: Leacock Associates
Result: Winner
Stephen Leacock Award
1974
Work: That's Me in the Middle
Organization: Leacock Associates
Result: Winner
Stephen Leacock Award
1980
Work: Me Bandy, You Cissie
Organization: Leacock Associates
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Three Cheers for Me

1962 Humorous novel

First in the Bandy Papers series, recounting the humorous adventures of WWI fighter pilot Bartholomew Bandy.

War humorBumbling hero

That's Me in the Middle

1973 Humorous novel

Second in the Bandy Papers series.

War humorBumbling hero

It's Me Again

1975 Humorous novel

Continuation of the Bandy Papers series.

War humorBumbling hero

Me Bandy, You Cissie

1979 Humorous novel

Humorous episodes including Bandy's romance.

War humorRomance

Me Too

1983 Humorous novel

Further adventures in the Bandy Papers.

War humorBumbling hero

Bibliography

  • Three Cheers for Me
  • That's Me in the Middle
  • It's Me Again
  • Me Bandy, You Cissie
  • Me Too
  • This One's on Me
  • Me So Far
  • Hitler Versus Me
  • Stalin Versus Me
  • Exit Muttering
  • Sinc, Betty and the Morning Man
  • Rogues, Rebels, and Geniuses: The Story of Canadian Medicine

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous and satirical styleLight-hearted narrative
Recurring Motifs
World War I battlefieldMisadventures of an inept hero

Health

  • Stroke
    2003年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Canadian humorist famed for the Bandy Papers series of WWI novels. Won the Stephen Leacock Award three times and wrote successful plays.

Trivia

  • His play The Canvas Barricade was the first original Canadian play at the Stratford Festival.
  • Won the Stephen Leacock Award a record three times.