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Sondra Gotlieb

ソンドラ・ゴットリーブ

Sondra Gotlieb

Aliases: Kaufman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1936-12-30 （Winnipeg, Manitoba）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Washington, D.C. → Toronto, Rosedale

Career

Occupations
journalist, novelist, columnist
Active Years
1972-2015

Awards

Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1978
Work: True Confections
Organization: Stephen Leacock Associates
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

True Confections

1978 Humorous novel

A humorous novel subtitled 'Or How My Family Arranged My Marriage'.

familymarriagehumor

Washington Rollercoaster

1990 Memoir

Recounts the Gotliebs' years as hosts in Washington during the Reagan Era.

diplomacysocial lifehumor

Bibliography

  • The Gourmet's Canada - 1972
  • True Confections - 1978
  • First Lady, Last Lady - 1981
  • Wife Of... - 1985
  • Washington Rollercoaster - 1990
  • Dogs, Houses, Gardens, Food & Other Addictions - 2002
  • When I Rises Up, I Gets Confused: The Best of Sondra Gotlieb - 2004

Style & Themes

Literary Style
satiricalwittyconversational
Recurring Motifs
social satirediplomatic lifeeveryday humor

Legacy

Prominent Canadian journalist and novelist who won the Stephen Leacock Award. Known for glamorous life as diplomat's wife and notable incidents like the 'Slap Flap'.

In Popular Culture

  • Internationally known for the 1986 'Slap Flap' incident at an official dinner.

Quotes

  • Maybe we should invade South Dakota
    Source: Interview (on Canada's image in America)
  • It must be nice living in Toronto. You can slop around without having to bother too much about your appearance. Canadians have such old-fashioned values.
    Source: National Post article (2001)

Trivia

  • Famous for slapping her social secretary Connie Gibson Connors at a 1986 official dinner honoring PM Brian Mulroney and VP George H.W. Bush.
  • Married to Allan Gotlieb, Canadian ambassador to the US during Reagan presidency.
  • Resides in Toronto's exclusive Rosedale neighborhood.