Michael Posner (born 1947) is a

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journalist, best known as the author of the

Mordecai Richler Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are ''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and ''Barney's Version (novel), Barney's Versi ...

biography ''The Last Honest Man,'' the

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...

biography ''All of Me,'' and ''The Art of Medicine: Healing and the Limits of Technology'' with the physician Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong. He is also the author of a three-volume oral biography of

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

published by

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. The first volume ''Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years'' was published in 2020. The second volume ''Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: This Broken Hill'' was published in 2021, and the final volume, ''Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: That's How the Light Gets In'', will be published late 2022. In his youth, he appeared as an actor in the film '' And No Birds Sing'', for which he won the

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for Best Supporting Actor in a Non-Feature at the

21st Canadian Film Awards The 21st Canadian Film Awards were held on October 4, 1969 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 111-114. The cere ...

in 1969. He did not continue to work as an actor, instead becoming a journalist. In 1977, he co-founded Canadian Lawyer Magazine, and went on to write for publications such as the ''Financial Times of Canada'', ''

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'' and ''

Toronto Life ''Toronto Life'' is a monthly magazine about entertainment, politics and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ''Toronto Life'' also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including ''Real Estate'', ''Stylebook'', ''Eatin ...

''. His books and long form journalistic works have included ''The Big Picture: What Canadians Think About Almost Everything'' (1990), cowritten with

Allan Gregg Allan Gregg is a Canadian pollster, political advisor, television interviewer and pundit. Early life Gregg was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He was the eldest child in his family which consisted of four boys and one girl. Gregg graduated from Harr ...

; ''Canadian Dreams: The Making and Marketing of Independent Films'' (1993);"Brief Reviews: Canadian Dreams"
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''. and ''Triple Bypass'' (2016), about his 2013 battle with

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