Sandra Gwyn
Writer, Author
1935 – 2000
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Who was Sandra Gwyn?
Alexandra Sandra Fraser Gwyn, OC was a Canadian journalist and writer.
She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, the daughter of Claude Fraser and Ruth Harley. She graduated from Dalhousie University in 1955 and married Richard Gwyn in 1958.
During the 1970s, she was the Ottawa editor for Saturday Night.
In 2000, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
She died in 2000 after a five-year fight against breast cancer. Richard Gwyn subsequently launched a literary award, the Winterset Award, in her memory to honour writers from Newfoundland and Labrador.
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- Born
- May 17, 1935
St. John's - Also known as
- Alexandra Sandra Fraser Gwyn
- Spouses
- Richard J. Gwyn
(1958 - 2000/05/26)
- Richard J. Gwyn
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Dalhousie University
- Lived in
- St. John's
- Died
- May 26, 2000
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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