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L.M. Montgomery by Jane Urquhart ~ 2009. This edition: Penguin Canada, 2009. Hardcover. ISBN: 978-0-670-06675-9. 161 pages.
My rating: 7.5/10.
A slender little biography which hits most of the high points of L.M. Montgomery’s life and career. Perhaps better as an overview or an introduction versus a definitive exploration of this Canadian literary figure.
A good addition to the many works about this iconic writer. Already familiar with the story of Montgomery’s life, I must say that the most interesting bits, to me, were where the author (Urquhart) writes about Montgomery’s influence on her own development as a writer.
Even if you have read other L.M. Montgomery biographies, Urquhart’s covers the same material in a very readable way, with a dash of creative flair.
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Johnston, Lynn
Personal
Born May 28, 1947, in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Mervyn (a jeweler) and Ursula (an artisan; maiden name, Bainbridge) Ridgway; married first husband (a cameraman), c. 1975 (divorced); married John Roderick Johnston (a dentist and pilot), February 15, 1977; children: (first marriage) Aaron Michael; (second marriage) Katherine Elizabeth. Education: Attended Vancouver School of Arts, 1964-67. Religion: Unitarian-Universalist. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, doll collecting, playing the accordion, co-piloting and navigating aircraft.
Addresses
Home—Corbeil, Ontario, Canada. Office—c/o Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 4520 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111.
Career
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, worked as a medical artist, 1968-73; freelance commercial artist and writer, 1973—; author and illustrator of "For Better or for Worse" cartoon strip syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, 1979—. President, Lynn Johnston Productions, Inc.
Member
National Cartoonists Society (president, 1995).
Awards, Honors
Reuben Award, National Cartoonists Society, 1986, for outstanding cartoonist of the year, and 1991, for best newspaper comic strip; Gemini Award, 1987, for television special The Bestest Present; named memb
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Johnston (surname)
For mother uses, domination Johnston (disambiguation).
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Etymology
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People with description surname Johnston
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- A. J. B. Johnston (living), Canadian novelist
- Aaron Johnston (writer) (born 1950), American science-fiction author
- Aaron General (basketball) (living), American sport coach
- Aaron General (co-driver) (born 1995), Goidelic rally co-driver
- Abigail Johnston (born 1989), Denizen Olympic diver
- Adrian Johnston (musician) (born 1961), British musician
- Adrian Johnston (philosopher) (living), English philosopher
- Agnes Christine Johnston (1896–1978), American screenwriter
- Al Johnston (born 1932), Scottish-Canadian professional golfer
- Alan Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Alastair Johnston (born 1948), Country businessman
- Albert General (rugby league) (1891–1961), Inhabitant rugby federation footballer
- Albert C. Johnston (c.1900–1