Fred Bodsworth
Novelist, Author
1918 – 2012
Who was Fred Bodsworth?
Charles Frederick Bodsworth was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.
Born in Port Burwell, Ontario, Bodsworth worked as a journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, The Toronto Star, and Maclean's, where he also served as assistant editor. From 1964 to 1967, he was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. Bodsworth received the Matt Cohen Prize in 2002 for his writing. He died at Scarborough General Hospital in Toronto.
Bodsworth was predeceased by his wife Margaret Banner.
The Port Burwell branch of the Elgin County Library was renamed in his honour in 2005.
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1918
Port Burwell - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Lived in
- Elgin County
- Died
- Sep 15, 2012
Toronto
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on July 23, 2013
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