Fred Bodsworth Explained

Charles Frederick Bodsworth
Birth Date:	11 October 1918
Birth Place:	Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:	Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada^[1]
Known For:	Writing Last of the Curlews

Charles Frederick "Fred" Bodsworth (October 11, 1918^[2] – September 15, 2012)^[1] was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.

Born in Port Burwell, Ontario,^[3] Bodsworth worked as a journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, The Toronto Star, and Maclean's,^[2] where he also served as assistant editor. From 1964 to 1967, he was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.^[4] Bodsworth received the Matt Cohen Prize in 2002 for his writing.^[5] He died at Scarborough General Hospital in Toronto.

Bodsworth was predeceased by his wife Margaret Banner.^[3]

The Port Burwell branch of the Elgin County Library was renamed in his honour in 2005.^[2]

Bibliography

Source:

• Last of the Curlews (1955),
• The Strange One (1959)
• The Atonement of Ashley Morden (1964)
• The Sparrow's Fall (1967)
• Pacific Coast (1970)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fred BODSWORTH Obituary (2012): Toronto Star . Legacy.com . September 15, 2012 . March 21, 2024.
2. News: Fred Bodsworth wrote Last of the Curlews . St. Thomas Times-Journal . September 21, 2012 . 2012-09-22.
3. News: Obituary: Fred Bodsworth, author of Last of the Curlews, 93 . Toronto Star . September 21, 2012 . 2012-09-22.
4. Web site: Fred Bodsworth . McClelland . 2012-09-22.
5. Web site: Matt Cohen Award . Writers' Trust of Canada . 2012-09-22.