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Fred Bodsworth

Charles Frederick "Fred" Bodsworth was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.

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Charles Frederick Bodsworth
Born(1918-10-11)October 11, 1918
Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 15, 2012(2012-09-15) (aged 93)
Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada1
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Known forWriting Last of the Curlews

Charles Frederick "Fred" Bodsworth (October 11, 19182 – September 15, 2012)1 was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.

Born in Port Burwell, Ontario,3 Bodsworth worked as a journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, The Toronto Star, and Maclean's,2 where he also served as assistant editor. From 1964 to 1967, he was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.4 Bodsworth received the Matt Cohen Prize in 2002 for his writing.5 He died at Scarborough General Hospital in Toronto.

Bodsworth was predeceased by his wife Margaret Banner.3

The Port Burwell branch of the Elgin County Library was renamed in his honour in 2005.2

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  1. "Fred BODSWORTH Obituary (2012): Toronto Star". Legacy.com. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. "Fred Bodsworth wrote Last of the Curlews". St. Thomas Times-Journal. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. "Obituary: Fred Bodsworth, author of Last of the Curlews, 93". Toronto Star. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  4. "Fred Bodsworth". McClelland. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  5. "Matt Cohen Award". Writers' Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  6. Works by Fred Bodsworth at Open Library