James Dubro
James Dubro | |
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| Born | July 12, 1946 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Boston University |
| Genre | Crime |
| Notable awards | Derrick Murdoch Award |
James "Jim" Dubro (born July 12, 1946) is a crime writer of many books, articles and investigative television shows.
Early life
Born in 1946 in Boston, Dubro earned an undergraduate degree (Phi Beta Kappa) from Boston University. He received his master's degree from Columbia University, and did graduate work at Harvard University. He moved to Toronto from his native Boston to teach English literature at Victoria College at the University of Toronto.[1]
Career
In 1973- January 9, 1974 when it aired, he researched a news-breaking hour-long documentary on espionage in Canada for
After leaving the CBC to work as a freelancer, Dubro wrote five books on organized crime in Canada and its international connections. He has also researched, written, or produced documentaries on organized crime, Cuba, the KGB and the CIA that have appeared on CBC,
He was president of the
Published works
- Mob Rule: Inside the Canadian Mafia (Macmillan, 1985)
- King of the Mob: Rocco Perri and the Women Who Ran His Rackets, co-authored with Robin Rowland (Penguin, 1987)
- Mob Mistress (Macmillan, 1988)
- Undercover: The Cases of the RCMP's Most Secret Operative, co-authored with Robin Rowland (Octopus, 1991)
- Dragons of Crime: Inside Asian Mobs in Canada (Octopus and M & S, 1992, 1993), national Film Board and A & E, CBC documentary
- "Introduction" to Morley Callaghan's Strange Fugitive (Toronto: Exile Editions, 2004), originally published 1928
- Preface to The Toronto You are Leaving by Gordon Anderson (Untroubled Heart Public, 2006)
Radio play
Morningside, King of the Bootleggers, starring Bruno Gerussi and Barbara Budd, the story of Rocco Perri, co-authored with Robin Rowland
References
- ^ a b Wade Rowland, Making Connections (Gage, 1979), and Cecil Rosner, Behind the Headlines (Oxford University Press, 2008).
- ^ Also Rosner, Behind the Headlines (2008).
- ^ The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 4: Fourth Annual Collection.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THE COPS?: Not shaking hands on Church St", James Dubro, Toronto Xtra, March 31, 2005.
- ^ The Crime Writers of Canada website. Also Xxtra MAgazine website.
External links
- Cecil Rosner, Behind the Headlines (Oxford Press, 2008)
- The Crime Writers of Canada website.
- Wade Rowland, Making Connections (Gage, 1979)
- Xtra/Pink Triangle Press web page -- "stories by James Dubro"
- James Dubro
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