Screenwriters

Mordecai Richler

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B: January 27, 1931 in Montréal, Québec
D: July 3, 2001 in Montréal, Québec

On July 3, 2001, Canada lost one of its most respected novelists. The entire nation both mourned the passing of Mordecai Richler and celebrated his life. Richler wrote numerous best-selling novels, a number of essays, articles and non-fiction books, and was a passionate voice in the debates over Québec’s potential separation from Canada. He also wrote 14 successful screenplays for television and film.

The poster for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz was scanned from an original in the Northernstars Collection.
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Features & TV Movies:
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Dearth of a Salesman (1957, short)
Insomnia is Good for You (1957, short)
Cold Comfort (1957, short)
Room at the Top (1959)

The Wild and the Willing (1962)
Life and the Top (1965)

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
The Street (1976)
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1977)
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
The Wordsmith (TV-1979)

Joshua Then and Now (1985)
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)