Lionel Shapiro
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Lionel Shapiro | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec | February 12, 1908
Died | May 27, 1958 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 50)
Occupation | Writer (novelist) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Lionel Shapiro (February 12, 1908 – May 27, 1958) was a Canadian journalist and novelist. A war correspondent for The Montreal Gazette, he landed at the Allied invasion of Sicily, Salerno and Juno Beach on D-Day with the Canadian forces.[1]
Shapiro was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on February 12, 1908 to Samuel and Fanny Shapiro.[2] His 1955 romantic novel The Sixth of June was awarded the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, and was subsequently adapted into the Hollywood film D-Day the Sixth of June. His other novels include The Sealed Verdict and Torch For A Dark Journey.[3] A McGill University Award is named after him for Creative Literature.
He died in Montréal on May 27, 1958, aged fifty.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Books: Love Before D-Day". TIME, August 8, 1955.
- ^ a b Wallace, William S., ed. (1963). Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography (3 ed.). London, England: Macmillan Publishers.
External links[edit]
- Works by Lionel Shapiro at Faded Page (Canada)
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- 1908 births
- 1958 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- Canadian newspaper reporters and correspondents
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian war correspondents
- Governor General's Award-winning fiction writers
- Jewish Canadian writers
- Writers from Montreal
- Canadian male non-fiction writers
- Canadian writer stubs