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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 bestselling novels a number of essays articles and nonfiction books and was a passionate voice in the debates over Qubecs potential separation from Canada He also wrote 14 successful screenplays for television and film The 1957 short emDearth of a Salesmanem is a comedy short starring Peter Sellers Previously thought lost it was discovered in a garbage bin outside Park Lane Films in 1996 and shown to the public for the first time at the Southend Film Festival on May 1 2014 It was cowritten by Lewis Greifer and Mordecai Richler brbrThe poster for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz was scanned from an original in the Northernstars CollectionbrLearn more about a hrefrichlermordecaibioMordecai Richlerabrbrbr
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
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)
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First published as Northernstars.net February 1, 1998
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