Bernard Keble Sandwell, or BK as he was more commonly known, (December 6, 1876 – December 7, 1954) was a Canadian author, and a magazine and newspaper editor, best known as the editor of '' Saturday Night'' (1932-1951).

Early life

Sandwell was born in

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, England, to George Henry Sandwell, a congregationalist minister and Emily Johnson. He traveled to Canada where his father was posted, and attended

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.Lyn Harrington.
Syllables of Recorded Time: The Story of the Canadian Authors Association 1921-1981
'. Dundurn; 1 August 1981. . p. 16–. He remained in Canada when his father's mission ended, and attended the

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from 1893 to 1897, where he gained a BA in Classics.Frederick W. Gibson.
Queen's University: Volume II, 1917-1961: To Serve and Yet Be Free
'. MQUP; 1 October 1983. . p. 54–.

Career

On leaving university, Sandwell joined the staff at ''The Evening News'' in Toronto. He moved to Montreal in 1904 to write a drama column for the

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.Mary Baker McQuesten.
The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten: Victorian Matriarch
'. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press; 22 April 2004. . p. 252–. He joined the

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in 1911 as an associate editor and remained there until 1919, when he joined

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University as an assistant professor of economics. Subsequently in 1923, Sandwell took the post of Head of English at Queen's University. Sandwell was often called upon as a public speaker.Robert Craig Brown.
Canada and the First World War: Essays in Honour of Robert Craig Brown
'. University of Toronto Press; 2005. . p. 323–. He made several speeches to the

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throughout his career. He also wrote several books and was a frequent contributor to the

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. Returning to Toronto in 1931, Sandwell became the editor of '' Saturday Night'' in 1932, and made the magazine the mouthpiece of Canadian Liberalism until his retirement from the journal in 1951.Ivana Caccia.
Managing the Canadian Mosaic in Wartime: Shaping Citizenship Policy, 1939-1945
'. MQUP; 1 February 2010. . p. 17–. A man with a prolific output, Sandwell in his later years appeared to increase his work rate. In 1944, he was appointed rector of Queen's University and in the same year he was appointed Governor of the CBC, a post held until 1947.

Personal life and death

Sandwell died in 1954 of lung cancer,Anton Wagner.
Establishing Our Boundaries: English-Canadian Theatre Criticism
'. University of Toronto Press; September 2010. . p. 197–. and was survived by his wife Marion Street Sandwell and a sister, Vera. His younger brother Captain Arnold Sandwell flew with the RNAS in World War I and served with the Royal Canadian Airforce until his death in 1940.

Books

*''The Musical Red Book of Montreal'' (1907) *''The Privacity Agent and other modest proposals'' (1928) *''The Molson family'' (1933) *''The Diversions of Duchesstown and other essays'' (1955) *''The Canadian People'' (1941)

References

External links

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