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Timothy Findley is delighted with his Governor-General's Award
Timothy Findley is delighted with his Governor-General's Award

Timothy Findley is delighted with his Governor-General's Award

Date4/13/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Timothy Findley is delighted with his Governor-General's Award. Nothing finer could happen to me in my own country; he says. It also proves you can survive if you persevere.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0047042F
      After 15 years in Victoria, Leon Rooke, winner of the Governor-General's award of the best work of fiction published in 1983, is spending a year in Toronto with his family
      After 15 years in Victoria, Leon Rooke, winner of the Governor-General's award of the best work of fiction published in 1983, is spending a year in Toronto with his family
      Rooke, Leon
      7/5/1984
      David Donnell, this year's deserving winner of the Governor-General's award for poetry for his exhilarating collection Settlements, is proof you don't(...)
      David Donnell, this year's deserving winner of the Governor-General's award for poetry for his exhilarating collection Settlements, is proof you don't(...)
      Donnell, David, 1939-
      6/29/1984
      Governor-General's grid award. Governor-General George Vanier (left) presents Vanier Cup to Varsity Blues, winners of College Bowl game. Receiving awa(...)
      Governor-General's grid award. Governor-General George Vanier (left) presents Vanier Cup to Varsity Blues, winners of College Bowl game. Receiving awa(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      3/15/1966
      Home sweet home: Author Timothy Findley, shown with his cat at his Cannington farmhouse, left Toronto in 1964
      Home sweet home: Author Timothy Findley, shown with his cat at his Cannington farmhouse, left Toronto in 1964
      Beaty, Keith
      7/13/1988
      Governor General's Awards. Trudeau book wins
      Governor General's Awards. Trudeau book wins
      Spremo, Boris
      3/23/1990
      Joshua Then and Now, regarded by many as Mordecai Richler's best novel, didn't even make the short list in the Governor General's awards, announced last week
      Joshua Then and Now, regarded by many as Mordecai Richler's best novel, didn't even make the short list in the Governor General's awards, announced last week
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/15/1980
      Surviving as a poet in Toronto means 'you're always short of money,' says David Donnell, 1984 winner of the Governor-General's Award. 'But everyone's short of money these days.'
      Surviving as a poet in Toronto means 'you're always short of money,' says David Donnell, 1984 winner of the Governor-General's Award. 'But everyone's short of money these days.'
      Donnell, David, 1939-
      12/16/1984
      Peterborough's Julie Johnston had already struck gold in several literary competitions before her Governor-General's Award for children's fiction
      Peterborough's Julie Johnston had already struck gold in several literary competitions before her Governor-General's Award for children's fiction
      Stawicki, Andrew
      12/22/1992
      Second chance: After being overlooked for the Governor-General's Award, Richler is up for Britain's prestigious Booker prize for Solomon Gursky Was Here
      Second chance: After being overlooked for the Governor-General's Award, Richler is up for Britain's prestigious Booker prize for Solomon Gursky Was Here
      Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001
      10/1/1990
      Alice Munro, Two-time Governor-General's Award-winner Alice Munro's stories constitute a continuing chronicle of the female odyssey of the 20th century, Gina Mallet says
      Alice Munro, Two-time Governor-General's Award-winner Alice Munro's stories constitute a continuing chronicle of the female odyssey of the 20th century, Gina Mallet says
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      10/19/1981
      Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie
      Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie
      Calleja, Frank
      12/14/1993
      Governor general's study used by King as his sitting room
      Governor general's study used by King as his sitting room
      Canadian Government Motion Pictures Bureau
      7/1/1939