Edgar Andrew Collard
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Edgar Andrew Collard The Montreal Gazette | |
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Known for | "All Our Yesterdays" newspaper column |
Spouse | Elizabeth Collard |
Awards | National Newspaper Award |
Edgar Andrew Collard .
He received his MA in history from McGill University in 1937. However health problems prevented him from completing his formal studies and ended his hopes of becoming a history professor.
Collard's association with
The first issue of his column "All Our Yesterdays" appeared in
In 1949, he won the inaugural National Newspaper Award for editorial writing and was to win it another three times, a record unmatched in that category.[3]
In 1953, he became editor-in-chief of The Gazette, retiring from that position in 1971. He continued his column until a month before his death. [4] He was survived by his wife, the historian Elizabeth Collard who died soon after.
Collard was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1976.[5]
External links
References
- ^ "Wrote history column for half a century". The Globe and Mail. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Montreal Gazette. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Wrote history column for half a century". The Globe and Mail. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Collard retires column John Kalbfleisch. The Gazette. Montreal, Que.: Aug 13, 2000. pg. A.1
- ^ Order of Canada citation