Fred Bodsworth (1918–2012)

Author of Last of the Curlews

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About the Author

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 show more 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) show less

Includes the name: Фред Бодсворт

Works by Fred Bodsworth

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Last of the Curlews (1955) 170 copies

The Strange One (1959) 47 copies

The Sparrow's Fall (1965) 36 copies

The Pacific Coast (1970) 27 copies

The Atonment of Ashley Morden (1964) 6 copies

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Associated Works

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1955 v04 (1955) 16 copies

Captain of the Queens/Harry Black/Last of the Curlews/The Dowry/To Catch a Thief (Reader's Digest Condensed Books) (1900) 2 copies

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher: Das schwarze Manifest / Tingulla / Trüffelträume / Der Karibujäger (1998) — Author — 1 copy

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Canonical name: Bodsworth, Fred
Legal name: Bodsworth, Charles Frederick
Birthdate: 1918-10-11
Date of death: 2012-09-15
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada
Place of death: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Places of residence: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations: journalist
Organizations: Federation of Ontario Naturalists ( [1964])
Brodie Club
Ornithological Club
Field Naturalists Club
Maclean's
Awards and honors: Matt Cohen Prize (2002)
Short biography: 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.