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Mordecai Richler
Writer, Additional Credits
Born January 27, 1931Died July 3, 2001 (70 years)
Mordecai Richler, CC (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian author, screenwriter and essayist who shaped literature for nearly 50 years. A leading critic called him "the great shining star of his Canadian literary generation" and a pivotal figure in the country's history. His notable works include "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," "St. Urbain’s Horseman," "Solomon Gursky Was Here," and "Barney’s Version," and the Jacob Two-Two Children's stories, adapted into a movie and TV series. His 1989 novel Solomon Gursky Was Here was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1990. Known for his provocative essays spanning nationalism to sports, Richler received the Order of Canada before his passing in 2001.
Known For
Mordecai Richler Filmography
| 2010 | Barney's Version · as Novel |
| 2005 | |
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Now · as Novel |
| 1978 | Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang · as Novel |
| 1977 | Fun with Dick and Jane · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz · as Novel |
| 1965 | Life at the Top · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Novelist (segment "war Of Words") |
| 2007 | St. Urbain's Horseman (TV Series) · as Book |
| 2003 | Jacob Two-Two (TV Series) · as Based On The Books By |
| 1999 | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang · as Original Story |
| 1976 | The Street · as Author |
| 1962 | Tiara Tahiti · as Additional Dialogue |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Adaptation For Television |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Original Screenplay By |