Richard Gwyn (Canadian writer)
Richard Gwyn Bury St. Edmunds , England | |
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Died | August 15, 2020 | (aged 86)
Occupation | journalist, author |
Notable works | The Northern Magus: Pierre Trudeau and Canadians, John A.: The Man Who Made Us, Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times |
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Richard John Philip Jermy Gwyn OC (May 26, 1934 – August 15, 2020) was a Canadian journalist, author, historian, and civil servant.
Early life
Richard Gwyn was born on May 26, 1934, in
At the age of 20, in 1954, he emigrated to Canada.[1]
Education
Gwyn was educated at
Career
Gwyn began his career as a radio reporter in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]
From 1957 to 1959, Gwyn was the parliamentary correspondent for United Press International, in Ottawa. Later in 1959 to 1960, he worked for Thomson Newspapers. From 1960 to 1962, he was the Ottawa editor for Maclean-Hunter Business Publications. From 1962 to 1968, he worked for Time Canada as a parliamentary correspondent and contributing editor. From 1968 to 1970, he was the executive assistant to the Minister of Communications, Eric Kierans. From 1970 to 1973, he was the director-general, socio-economic planning in the Department of Communications.[1]
In 1973, Gwyn joined
As an author, he is best known for his 1980 contemporary biography of
From 1983 to 1987 he and
Personal and later life
Four years after emigrating to Canada, Gwyn married
On November 29, 2001, Gwyn was appointed chancellor of St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo and was installed on March 17, 2002. The same year, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Gwyn ceased writing his column in 2016 and made his last appearance as a television panellist in 2017. He had been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years and resided at Dunfield Retirement Residence, an assisted living facility in midtown Toronto.[3] He died from Alzheimer's on August 15, 2020.[5]
Major works
- The Shape of Scandal: A Study of a Government in Crisis. 1965.
- Smallwood, The Unlikely Revolutionary. 1965.
- The Northern Magus: Pierre Trudeau and Canadians, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1980.
- The 49th Paradox: Canada in North America. 1985.
- Nationalism Without Walls. 1995.
- John A.: The Man Who Made Us. 2007.
- Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times (reprint ed.). Random House of Canada. 2011. ISBN 978-0-3073-5645-1.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Kopun, Francine (August 15, 2020). "Longtime Star columnist Richard Gwyn, dead at 86, set the standard for Canadian political journalism". Retrieved August 18, 2002.
- ^ "Richard Gwyn | Authors | Toronto Star". Toronto Star.
- ^ a b Paikin, Steve (June 17, 2019). "One of Canada's greatest journalists is losing his battle with Alzheimer's". tvo. TVOntario. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Richard Gwyn biography of Sir John A. Macdonald wins Shaughnessy book prize". Huffington Post. Canadian Press. April 25, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Longtime Star columnist Richard Gwyn, dead at 86, set the standard for Canadian political journalism
- "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". Retrieved February 24, 2006.
External links
- Official website
- Richard Gwyn at IMDb