Eric Nicol (1919–2011)

Author of Dickens of the Mounted

About the Author

Eric nicol is Canada's most beloved humorist and author of some six thousand newspaper columns, several stage plays, scripts for radio and television and more than thirty books--three of them winners of the Stephen Leacock award for humour. He was also the first recipient of the BC Gas Lifetime show more Achievement Award for outstanding contribution to the literary arts in 1995. His most recent book of memoirs, Anything for a Laugh, was shortlisted for the 1999 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Book Prize. Nicol was born in 1919 in Kingston, Ontario but has spent most of his life in Vancouver, BC, where he currently resides with his wife Mary Razzell. show less

Includes the names: Eric Nicol, Eric Nichol, Eric Patrick Nicol

Works by Eric Nicol

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Dickens of the Mounted (1989) — Author — 34 copies

Say, uncle; a completely uncalled-for history of the U. S (1961) 24 copies

Canadian Politics Unplugged (2003) 23 copies

Vancouver (1970) 16 copies

An uninhibited history of Canada (1959) 15 copies, 1 review

Canada, cancelled because of lack of interest (1977) 14 copies

Girdle Me a Globe (1957) 12 copies

The roving I (1953) 12 copies

Golf: The Agony and the Ecstasy (1982) 11 copies

Space Age, Go Home! (1966) 10 copies

Canadide : a patriotic satire (1983) 10 copies

Shall we Join the Ladies? (1972) 10 copies

A Herd of Yaks, the Best of Eric Nicol (1963) 9 copies

Russia, anyone? A completely uncalled-for history of the USSR (1968) 9 copies

The joy of hockey (1978) 8 copies

Letters to my son (1974) 8 copies

In Darkest Domestica (1972) 8 copies

Sense and nonsense (1947) 8 copies, 1 review

There's a Lot of It Going Around ... (1976) 7 copies

Don't Move! (1971) 6 copies

Old Is In: A Guide For Aging Boomers (2004) 6 copies

Still a Nicol;: The best of Eric Nicol, (1972) 5 copies

When nature calls : life at a Gulf Island cottage (1999) 4 copies

U s or Us Whats the Difference (1986) 4 copies

Script Tease : A Wordsmith's Waxings on Life and Writing (2010) 4 copies

Twice Over Lightly (1958) 4 copies

Anything for a Laugh: Memoirs (1998) 4 copies

Joy of Football (1980) 3 copies

Eric Nichol Takes His Canadian play to Broadway and ... A SCAR IS BORN (1968) 2 copies

A Scar is Born (1968) 2 copies

Three Plays by Eric Nicol (1975) 2 copies

The Best of Eric Nicol 2 copies

Back Talk : A Book for Bad Back Sufferers - And Those Who Put up with Them (1992) — Author — 2 copies

The clam made a face (1972) 2 copies

One man's media, and how to write for them (1973) 1 copy

History of Canada 1 copy

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The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Birthdate: 1919-12-28
Date of death: 2011-02-02
Gender: male
Education: University of British Columbia (BA)
University of British Columbia (MA)
Occupations: humourist
Awards and honors: Order of Canada (Member, 2000)
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour ( [1951, 1956, 1958])
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Place of death: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Associated Place (for map): Canada

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DinadansFriend 3,986 reviews

An uninhibited history of Canada by Eric Nicol

Eric Nicol was a homourist who was popular for a while, gently poking fun at the very staid country of my youth, a considerable time ago. It was fun enough, though not a sideslapper.

Aug 11, 2024 (Edited)

nlanthierl 45 reviews

Sense and Nonsense by Eric Nicol