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第14回（2002年） Winner
William Weintraub
うぃりあむ・わいんとろーぶ
Wiriāmu Waintorōbu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1926-02-19 （Montreal, Quebec）
- 死没
- 2017-11-06 （Montreal, Quebec） 91歳
- 国籍
- Canada
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Judaism
- 居住地歴
- Montreal (Verdun neighbourhood), Quebec
経歴
- 職業
- writer, producer, director, journalist, novelist
- 活動期間
- 1947年〜2017年
- 所属
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), The Montreal Gazette
- 所属団体
- Quebec Council for the Diffusion of Cinema
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mordecai Richler, Mavis Gallant, Norman Levine, Brian Moore
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University | — | English Literature and Political Science | — | 1940年代後半 | Canada |
McGill University
English Literature and Political Science
期間:
1940年代後半
卒業年:
1947
国:
Canada
Worked on McGill Daily
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Order of Canada | — | Officer | Government of Canada | Officer |
| 1996 | QSPELL Prize for Non-Fiction | City Unique | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film | Anniversary | — | Canadian Film Awards | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Canadian Film Award Best Film Over 30 Minutes | A Matter of Fat | — | Canadian Film Awards | 受賞 |
Order of Canada
2003
部門:
Officer
主催:
Government of Canada
結果:
Officer
QSPELL Prize for Non-Fiction
1996
対象作品:
City Unique
主催:
Quebec Writers' Federation
結果:
受賞
Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film
1964
対象作品:
Anniversary
主催:
Canadian Film Awards
結果:
受賞
Canadian Film Award Best Film Over 30 Minutes
1970
対象作品:
A Matter of Fat
主催:
Canadian Film Awards
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Why Rock the Boat?
1961年 NovelSatirical novel based on his time at The Montreal Gazette.
UnionizingJournalism
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Why Rock the Boat? / John Howe (1974)
The Underdogs
1979年 Satirical novelSatirical novel imagining English-speakers as oppressed minority in socialist Quebec.
Quebec sovereigntyMinority oppression
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage play] The Underdogs (1998)
City Unique
1996年 Non-fictionExploration of English Montreal in the 1940s and 1950s.
Montreal cultureHistory
Getting Started
2001年 MemoirMemoir based on correspondence with contemporaries.
Literary friendships1950s
全著作
- Why Rock the Boat?: A Novel (1961)
- The Underdogs (1979)
- City Unique: Montreal Days and Nights in the 1940s and '50s (1996)
- The Underdogs: A Play (1998)
- Getting Started: A Memoir of the 1950s (2001)
- Crazy About Lili (2005)
翻案
- Why Rock the Boat? (film, 1974)
作風・主題
- 文体
- SatiricalWitty
- 頻出モチーフ
- Anglophone MontrealQuebec politicsMinority experiences
健康
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Depression幼少期から生涯Managed with psychoanalysis, electroconvulsive therapy, and abstaining from alcohol.
評価・遺産
Renowned for long career at NFB and works depicting Anglophone Montreal. Officer of the Order of Canada; McGill University established William Weintraub Prize in his memory.
大衆文化への影響
- Stage adaptation of The Underdogs was a hit at Just For Laughs festival.
豆知識
- Jewish Canadian.
- Childless.
- Second wife Magda Landau died in 2012.