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George Gideon Blackburn, CM MC (February 3, 1917 – November 15, 2006) was a decorated Canadian veteran of World War II (Military Cross; French Legion of Honour), a playwright and author. Born in Wales, Ontario , Blackburn worked as a newspaper reporter for the Ottawa Journal in Pembroke, Ontario .
Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn (June 16, 1934 – October 12, 2017) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1971 to 1993. [1] He represented the electoral district of Brant as a member of the New Democratic Party . [ 1 ]
CFPL was founded by Walter J. Blackburn, who also owned London's major newspaper, the London Free Press, as well as radio station CFPL on both the AM and FM bands. The television station first came on the air on November 28, 1953, with four hours of programming per day.
The Beauty of the Weapons: Selected Poems 1972–82, Ursa Major: Barry Broadfoot: 1926 2003 historian Six War Years, The Immigrant Years: Hélène Brodeur: 1923 2010 historical fiction Les chroniques du Nouvel-Ontario, The Saga of Northern Ontario: Eve Brodlique: 1867 1949 author, journalist A Training School for Lovers: David Bromige: 1933 ...
Until the mid-1960s Blackburn supported himself through various print-shop, editorial and translating jobs, including a short stint as poetry editor of The Nation. Some of his early jobs included working in-house on encyclopedias and writing free-lance reviews.
Blackburn was born on April 17, 1865, in Quebec City. [2] In 1894, after studying at Hellmuth Ladies' College, Blackburn began writing for the London Free Press. In 1890s she also worked as a teacher. [3] The paper was published by her father, Josiah Blackburn, and, later, by her brother, Walter Josiah Blackburn. In 1900 she became the paper's ...
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn (10 February 1916 – 13 August 1977) was a British poet. His work is noted for its self-examination and spiritual imagery. [ 1 ] His memoir, A Clip of Steel (1969), portrays the effects of a childhood under a repressive clergyman father.
From 1976 to 1978, Blackburn was an editor on Poetry & Audience, the poetry magazine produced by The School of English at the University of Leeds. Together with the American poet, Michael Coffey, [2] he edited a special translations issue. During the early-to-mid-1980s, Blackburn was an editor on Stand Magazine, [3] Newcastle Upon Tyne.