Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1965) Winner
Gregory Clark
グレゴリー・クラーク
Guregorī Kurāku
Aliases:
Greg Clark
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-09-25 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada）
- Died
- 1977-02-03 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada） age 84
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- newspaperman, soldier, humourist, outdoorsman
- Active Years
- 1911-1977
- Affiliations
- Toronto Star, Montreal Standard, Weekend Magazine
- Influenced By
- Ernest Hemingway
- Influenced
- Jimmy Frise
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbord Collegiate Institute | — | High school | — | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | — | — | 1910頃（1年次不合格） | Canada |
Harbord Collegiate Institute
High school
Country:
Canada
University of Toronto
Period:
1910頃（1年次不合格）
Country:
Canada
Failed first year studies twice
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Order of Canada | — | — | Government of Canada | Officer |
| 1945 | Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | OBE |
| 1917 | Military Cross | Battle of Vimy Ridge | — | British Army | 受章 |
| 1965 | Stephen Leacock Award for Humour | War Stories | — | — | 受賞 |
Order of Canada
1967
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
Officer
Order of the British Empire
1945
Organization:
British Government
Result:
OBE
Military Cross
1917
Work:
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Organization:
British Army
Result:
受章
Stephen Leacock Award for Humour
1965
Work:
War Stories
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
War Stories
1964 HumourHumorous essays on war experiences
warhumour
The Best of Gregory Clark
1959 Essay collectionSelection from Weekend magazine
everyday lifehumour
Bibliography
- Which We Did (1936)
- So What? (1937)
- The Best of Gregory Clark (1959)
- Greg's Choice (1961)
- Hi, There! (1963)
- War Stories (1964)
- May Your First Love be Your Last (1969)
- A Bar'l of Apples (1971)
- Outdoors with Gregory Clark (1971)
- The Bird of Promise (1973)
- Grandma Preferred Steak (1974)
- Fishing with Gregory Clark (1975)
- Things That Go Squeak in the Night (1976)
- The Best of Greg Clark and Jimmie Frise (1977)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lightly humorous toneclosely observed real-life vignetteseveryday stories
- Recurring Motifs
- fishinghuntingfamily lifewar experiences
Health
-
Health decline1970年代Forced to curtail writing activities
Legacy
One of Canada's most famous journalists and humorists, known for humour columns and WWII reporting. Works out of print. Biography published.
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada
In Popular Culture
- Colleague of Ernest Hemingway
Quotes
-
A sportsman is one who not only will not show his own father where the best fishing holes are but will deliberately direct him to the wrong ones.
Source: Empire Club of Canada speech (1950)
Trivia
- Worked alongside Ernest Hemingway at the Toronto Star.
- Awarded Military Cross in WWI at Vimy Ridge.
- Awarded OBE as WWII war correspondent.
- Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.