Biographies: Mordecai Richler - Writer

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A Canadian writer, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He learned English, French, and Yiddish, and graduated from Baron Byng High School. He attended Sir George Williams College (now Concordia University) but dropped out. He's known for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Barney's Version (2010), and Joshua Then and Now (1985). In 2000, he was awarded the Companion of the Order of Canada for his services to Canadian Literature. He died on July 3, 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

• 13 June 2023
• Toqa Hesham