Fred Bodsworth (1918–2012)

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Fred Bodsworth was a naturalist, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada. In the beginning of his career, Bodsworth worked on tugboats and in tobacco fields. He became a reporter for the St. Thomas Times-Journal in 1940 and later was the editor of the Toronto Star and näytä lisää a staff writer for Maclean's. In 1955, Bodsworth left Maclean's and concentrated on magazine writing, nature writing, and novels. He also conducted a number of worldwide ornithology tours and contributed to several anthologies. Bodsworth served as president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists from 1964 to 1967. Bodsworth published Last of the Curlews in 1954. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages. It was made into a one-hour animated movie for television and became the first ABC Afterschool Special in 1972. The film won an Emmy for children's broadcasting and the Golden Eagle Award from the Council on International Nontheatrical Events. Bodsworth received the Matt Cohen Prize in 2002 for his writing. He died on September 15, 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

Includes the name: Фред Бодсворт

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Kanoninen nimi: Bodsworth, Fred
Virallinen nimi: Bodsworth, Charles Frederick
Syntymäaika: 1918-10-11
Kuolinaika: 2012-09-15
Sukupuoli: male
Kansalaisuus: Canada
Syntymäpaikka: Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada
Kuolinpaikka: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Asuinpaikat: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ammatit: journalist
Organisaatiot: Federation of Ontario Naturalists ( [1964])
Brodie Club
Ornithological Club
Field Naturalists Club
Maclean's
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset: Matt Cohen Prize (2002)
Lyhyt elämäkerta: Fred Bodsworth was born in Port Burwell, Ontario. He has worked in tobacco fields and on tow tugs. He now lives in Toronto. He was a reporter for the St. Thomas Times-Journal from 1940-43; reporter and editor for The Toronto Star from 1943-47; staff writer for Maclean's from 1947-55, and a freelance magazine writer, nature writer, and novelist since then. He was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists from 1964-67. He was also an organizer and leader of numerous worldwide ornithology tours and has contributed to numerous anthologies.