Lawrence Earl (April 29, 1915 – April 5, 2005), born Lawrence Earl Wiezel, was a Canadian photojournalist and author of several books.
. New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, 2008. He is best known for ''Yangtse Incident'', which was adapted into the 1957 film '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst'', and ''The Battle of Baltinglass'', which won the 1953

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."Governor General's Awards Announced for Two Authors". ''

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'', May 23, 1953. Born and raised in Saint John,

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, Earl worked as a journalist for the ''

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'', including a stint as a war correspondent and photojournalist in Europe during

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. While working for the ''Standard'', he met and married Jane Armstrong, who was herself one of Canada's first female war correspondents. In 1948, he published a photo essay, "Mending Dikes in the Netherlands", in ''

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'', and his photo of

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was the model for a painting used on the cover of ''

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''. He wrote many articles for the British magazine ''Illustrated''; and was a writer and editor for ''

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''. He and Jane resided in

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, England for 50 years, but often returned to

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near Saint John in the summers. While living in London, Earl published both novels and non-fiction books, including ''Yangtse Incident'' (1950), ''The Battle of Baltinglass'' (1952), ''Crocodile Fever'' (1954), ''The Frozen Jungle'' (1955), ''She Loved a Wicked City'' (1962), ''The Riddle of a Haunted River'' (1962) and ''Risk'' (1969). Following his wife Jane's death, Earl created the Jane Armstrong Earl Fund through the Greater Saint John Community Foundation. He received an honorary doctorate from the

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in 2001. He died on April 5, 2005 in Saint John.

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