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Harry Bruce is associate dean for research at the Information School of the University of Washington.

Works by Harry Bruce

Atlantic Canada (1991) 6 copies
TALL SHIPS: AN ODYSSEY. (2000) 5 copies
Each Moment As It Flies (1984) 5 copies
Nova Scotia (1975) 4 copies

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Canonical name
Bruce, Harry
Legal name
Bruce, William Harry
Other names
Bruce, Harry, 1934-
Birthdate
1934-07-08
Gender
male
Nationality
Canada
Places of residence
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Education
Mount Allison University (B.A.|English Literature|1955)
London School of Economics and Politics (1956)
Massey College at the University of Toronto (1969-1970)
Occupations
reporter
radio announcer
teacher
editor
Awards and honors
ACTRA “Nellie” Award for best radio drama for Word from an Ambassador of Dreams in 1977
Winner of the first Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Award for best non-fiction book by a Nova-Scotian writer for “Lifeline” in 1978
Brascan Award for Culture at the National Magazine Awards, 1981
Atlantic Journalism Awards for writing, 1983, 1984
Toronto-Dominion Bank Award for Humour, 1983
Honourary doctorate in Civil Law, University of King’s College, 1985 (show all 7)
Honourary doctorate, St. Francis Xavier University, 1991
Short biography
William Harry Bruce (1934 - ) is a prominent Canadian reporter, editor, educator and sometime radio announcer. He has devoted most of his energy to writing. His works include A Basket of Apples: Recollections of Historic Nova Scotia (1982), Each Moment as It Flies (1984), The Short Happy Walks of Max MacPherson (1968), Nova Scotia (1975), Lifeline: The Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats (1977), R.A.: The Story of R. A. Jodrey, Entrepreneur (1979), The Gulf of St. Lawrence (1984), Movin’ East: The Further Writings of Harry Bruce (1985) and The Man and the Empire: Frank Sobey (1985). More recently, he has written Down Home: Notes of a Maritime Son (1988), Maud: The Life of L. M. Montgomery (1992), An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia (1997) and Never Content: How Mavericks and Outsiders Made a Surprise Winner of Maritime Life (2002).
Harry Bruce was born in Toronto, Ontario, on the 8th of July, 1934. He is the son of the novelist and poet Charles Tory Bruce and Agnes (King) Bruce. In 1955, he graduated from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick with a B.A. in English Literature. The following year, he received a prestigious scholarship and attended classes at London’s famed School of Economics and Politics. Still later (1969-1970), he went on to Massey College at the University of Toronto.
Bruce started his career as a reporter and journalist. Between 1955 and 1959, Bruce was a member of the staff at The Ottawa Journal, in which he served as parliamentary correspondent. He then became a reporter at The Globe and Mail (1959-1961), and then an Assistant editor of Maclean’s Magazine (1961-1964). In 1964, he was appointed the managing editor of Saturday Night, but served only one year. In 1965, he was a founding editor of The Canadian Magazine (1965-1966). After this, he steered away from editing and became a featured columnist for such papers as The Star Weekly (1967-1968), The Toronto Daily Star (1968-1969) and Maclean’s (1970-1971). Switching to editing again, in 1971, he became the executive editor for Nova Scotia Power Company, Limited. He then hosted CBC Radio’s Gazette in 1972. Between 1973 and 1979, Bruce worked primarily as a freelance writer. Harry Bruce has, at various times in his career, been a member of the Association of Canadian Radio and Television Artists, the Halifax Press, the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia and the Dalhousie University Faculty.
Bruce has earned many awards in the course of his career. He was honoured with the ACTRA “Nellie” Award for best radio drama for Word from an Ambassador of Dreams in 1977. He was the winner of the first Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Award for best non-fiction book by a Nova-Scotian writer for “Lifeline” in 1978. In 1981, he received the Brascan Award for Culture at the National Magazine Awards. In 1983 and again in 1984, he won the top prize at the Atlantic Journalism Awards for writing. In 1983, he was again honoured at the National Magazine Awards, receiving the Toronto-Dominion Bank Award for Humour. In 1985, he was awarded an honourary doctorate in Civil Law from the University of King’s College in Halifax. In 1991, he received another Doctorate (LL.D.) from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Harry Bruce married Penny Meadows in 1955. The couple have two sons, Alexander and Max and one daughter, Annabel. Bruce enjoys sailing, walking, fly-fishing and swimming.

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While a little bit on the short side, this is a very informative biography. It paints a descriptive picture of the author's life from early childhood through her adult life, during which she published her iconic novels. As a fan of her writing, I think I benefited from reading this bio.
 
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