Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Fred Bodsworth

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Nationality
  
Canadian

Name
  
Fred Bodsworth

Role
  
Writer


Fred Bodsworth wwwcounterpointpresscomtestwpcontentuploads

Born
  
October 11, 1918 (
1918-10-11
)

Occupation
  
WriterJournalistNaturalist

Known for
  
Writing The Last of the Curlews

Died
  
September 15, 2012, Toronto, Canada

Books
  
Last of the Curlews, The strange one, The atonement of Ashley Morden, The sparrow's fall, The Pacific Coast

Charles Frederick (Fred) Bodsworth (October 11, 1918 - September 15, 2012) was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.

Born in Port Burwell, Ontario, Bodsworth worked as a journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, The Toronto Star, and Maclean's, where he also served as assistant editor. From 1964 to 1967, he was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. Bodsworth received the Matt Cohen Prize in 2002 for his writing. He died at Scarborough General Hospital in Toronto.

Bodsworth was predeceased by his wife Margaret Banner.

The Port Burwell branch of the Elgin County Library was renamed in his honour in 2005.

References

Fred Bodsworth Wikipedia


Similar Topics