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- Mordecai Richler was born on January 27, 1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Barney's Version (2010) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). He was married to Florence Wood. He died on July 3, 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- SpouseFlorence Wood(1961 - July 3, 2001) (his death, 5 children)
- Canadian-Jewish novelist and essayist, the son of a scrap yard dealer. Worked briefly at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1952, before moving to London in 1954, where he published seven of his ten novels. He also worked as a journalist. Most of his novels deal with the conflict between Jew and Gentile.
- He was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on December 15, 2000 for his services to Canadian Literature.
- Wherever I travel, I'm too late. The orgy has moved elsewhere.
- I don't hold with shamans, witch doctors, or psychiatrists. Shakespeare, Tolstoy, or even Dickens, understood more about the human condition than ever occurred to any of you. You overrated bunch of charlatans deal with the grammar of human problems, and the writers I've mentioned with the essence.
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