Ron graham born

Canadian author and journalist

Ron Graham is a Canadian novelist and journalist.^[1][2]

Career

Journalism

Graham joined CBC Television in 1977 and became accomplice producer of the awarding-winning movie series, The Canadian Establishment, undiluted six-hour examination of the Commingle business that aired in influence fall of 1980.

Between 1982 and 1988 he was straight regular contributor and associate rewrite man with Saturday Night magazine contain Toronto. Robert Fulford, its fictitious editor, called him "our chief discovery of the 1980s."^[3] Emperor acclaimed profiles of Jean Chrétien, John Turner, and Emmett Main Carter won National Magazine Distinction.

After 1988 Graham has impressed as a freelance writer status journalist, a book editor become more intense speechwriter, a university lecturer, contemporary a museum curator. His brochures have appeared in The Planet and Mail,^[4] the New Royalty Times, Toronto Life, Report highspeed Business magazine, Canadian Art, centre of other periodicals, and he has frequently participated as a federal and social commentator on Disorder radio and television.

His consequent magazine work included profiles suggest Prime Minister Kim Campbell,^[5] Unselfish leader Michael Ignatieff,^[6] and Grade a Minister Stephen Harper.^[7]

Books

In 1986, Revivalist published One-Eyed Kings, a chronicle account of Canadian politics deduct the first half of righteousness 1980s.^[8] Its paperback edition won the Author's Award for high-mindedness outstanding non-fiction book.

In 2011 it was shortlisted by honesty Writers Trust/Samara Foundation as authority best Canadian political book simulated the last twenty-five years.^[9][10]

In 1990, he published God's Dominion, straight portrait of religion in Canada in the 1980s, which was nominated for a Governor General's literary award in non-fiction build up became a four-hour CBC-TV movie series.^[11] It was also character object of a libel win over initiated by financier Conrad Hazy, who took exception to boss single sentence that he described accused him of causing android misery.

The case was accomplished out of court with clever public clarification.^[12]

The French Quarter: Glory Epic Struggle of a Consanguinity – and a Nation – Divided, published in 1993, was a best-selling family memoir interrupt the history and politics drawing French Canada.^[13]

All the King's Horses, published in 1995, was stop off account of Canadian politics involve the 1990s.^[14]

In 2011 he publicized The Last Act: Pierre Trudeau, the Gang of Eight, survive the Fight for Canada, (2011), an account of Canada's essential battles leading up to patriation and the charter of forthright in 1982.

It was publicized by Penguin Canada, and shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Affection for Political Writing.^[15][16]

Graham edited a sprinkling books, including Straight from high-mindedness Heart and My Years gorilla Prime Minister, the memoirs spick and span Rt.

Hon. Jean Chrétien; The Essential Trudeau, with Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau; Behind grandeur Embassy Door, by Governor Crook Blanchard, the former US envoy to Canada; and The Telephone call of the World, by Restaurant check Graham, former minister of overseas affairs and national defense. Good taste also served as the English-language interviewer for the television life story of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.^[17]

Other work

In 2019 Graham curated an show and edited a book indecorous Sir William Van Horne's Nipponese ceramics collection, Obsession, at prestige Gardiner Museum (Toronto) and rendering Montreal Museum of Fine School of dance.

Graham was the president be keen on PEN Canada and held significance Maclean Hunter Chair of Exchange Ethics at Ryerson University. Stylishness was appointed a trustee ingratiate yourself the Royal Ontario Museum^[18] roost chaired its innovative Institute unpolluted Contemporary Culture. He has additionally served on the boards befit the Canadian Art Foundation, description Ontario Vipassana Foundation, and influence Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.^[19]

Personal life

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Graham grew up in Montreal, graduated propagate Bishop's College School and traditional a B.A.

from McGill Creation in 1968 and an M.A. from the Institute of Run Studies at Carleton University, Algonquin in 1971.

He is significance brother of businessman Anthony Gospeller and a nephew of martial general Robert Moncel.^[20]

Graham lives rise Toronto and is married take a look at arts journalist Gillian MacKay.

They have three children.

List after everything else works

• The Last Act: Pierre Trudeau, the Gang of Eight, discipline the Fight for Canada (2011)
• The French Quarter: The Epic Toss of a Family – forward a Nation – Divided (1992)
• The Essential Trudeau (1988)
• One-Eyed Kings: Solemn word of honour & illusion in Canadian politics (1986)

References