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Edition 1 (1949) Winner
Richard Stanton Lambert
リチャード・スタントン・ランバート
Richādo Sutanton Ranbāto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1894-08-25 （Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England）
- Died
- 1981-11-27 （Victoria, British Columbia, Canada） age 87
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- England → Canada (Creemore, Ontario) → Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Biographer, Broadcaster, Historian, Psychical researcher
- Active Years
- 1914-1981
- Affiliations
- BBC, CBC
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repton School | — | Classics | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Wadham College, Oxford | — | Classics | — | — | United Kingdom |
Repton School
Classics
Country:
United Kingdom
Wadham College, Oxford
Classics
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Governor General's Award for Juvenile Fiction | Franklin of the Arctic | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1949 | Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award | Franklin of the Arctic | — | Canadian Library Association | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award for Juvenile Fiction
1949
Work:
Franklin of the Arctic
Result:
受賞
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
1949
Work:
Franklin of the Arctic
Organization:
Canadian Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Franklin of the Arctic: a life of adventure
1949 Juvenile FictionA biography of explorer John Franklin for children.
ExplorationAdventureArctic
The Haunting of Cashen's Gap
1935 ParanormalInvestigation of the talking mongoose Gef at a farmhouse on the Isle of Man.
SupernaturalPsychical research
Propaganda
1939 Non-fictionStudy on propaganda.
PropagandaWar
Bibliography
- The Game of Chess
- Ode to Sleep
- Modern Imperialism
- The Prince of Pickpockets
- The Youth of Industrialism
- A Historian’s Scrapbook
- The Dorsetshire Labourers
- Memoirs of the Unemployed
- For Filmgoers Only
- The Railway King
- When Justice Faltered
- Grand Tour
- The Haunting of Cashen's Gap
- The Innocence of Edmund Galley
- Art in England
- Propaganda
- The Universal Provider
- The Cobbett of the West
- Ariel and All His Quality
- Home front
- Mind Under Fire
- Films in School
- Old Country Mail
- How healthy is Canada?
- For the time is at hand
- The adventure of Canadian painting
- Franklin of the Arctic
- The Fortunate Traveller
- Adventure to The Polar Sea
- North for Adventure
- They Went Exploring
- Exploring the Supernatural
- The world's most daring explorers
- Redcoat Sailor
- Trailmaker
- We Live in Ontario
- The Great Heritage
- The Twentieth Century: Britain, Canada, USA
- School Broadcasting in Canada
- Canadian Neighbour
- Mutiny in the Bay
- Myths, Legends and Fables
- Renewing Nature's Wealth
- The Stanton Press: a retrospect
- The Gothic Rectory at the Mad River Forks
Adaptations
- Portrayed by Emilio Calcioli in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023 film)
Legacy
English biographer, historian, and broadcaster who moved to Canada. Known for psychical research, including the talking mongoose case, and won literary awards for children's books.
In Popular Culture
- Portrayed by Emilio Calcioli in the 2023 film Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose.
Trivia
- Sued Cecil Levita for slander over belief in talking mongoose Gef, won £7,600 (The Mongoose Case).
- Claverleigh designated a National Historic Site of Canada.