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Mordecai Richler(1931-2001)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler was born on 27 January 1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Barney's Version (2010) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). He was married to Florence Wood and Catherine Boudreau. He died on 3 July 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
BornJanuary 27, 1931
DiedJuly 3, 2001(70)
BornJanuary 27, 1931
DiedJuly 3, 2001(70)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1974
Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Paul Giamatti, Rachelle Lefevre, and Rosamund Pike in Barney's Version (2010)
Barney's Version
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2010
Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.2
  • Writer(1977 screenplay)
  • 2005
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
Joshua Then and Now
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1985

Credits

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Writer

  • Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Paul Giamatti, Rachelle Lefevre, and Rosamund Pike in Barney's Version (2010)
    Barney's Version
    7.3
    • novel
    • 2010
  • Selina Giles, Jacob Tierney, and David Julian Hirsh in St. Urbain's Horseman (2007)
    St. Urbain's Horseman
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • book
    • 2007
  • Jacob Two-Two (2003)
    Jacob Two-Two
    6.8
    TV Series
    • based on the books by
    • 2003–2006
  • Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
    Fun with Dick and Jane
    6.2
    • Writer (1977 screenplay)
    • 2005
  • Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
    Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
    4.3
    • based on the novel by
    • 1999
  • Assignment (1990)
    Assignment
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky
    Short
    • story
    • 1985
  • Joshua Then and Now (1985)
    Joshua Then and Now
    6.5
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • The Wordsmith
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978)
    Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
    5.8
    • novel
    • 1978
  • Jane Fonda and George Segal in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
    Fun with Dick and Jane
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • The Street (1976)
    The Street
    6.6
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1976
  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • novel
    • 1974
  • The Play's the Thing
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • To See Ourselves
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1971–1973

Actor

  • Mordecai Richler: Barney's Version
    Short
    • Reader
    • 1997

Personal details

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    • Encyclopedia
  • Born
    • January 27, 1931
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • July 3, 2001
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Florence Wood1961 - July 3, 2001 (his death, 5 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Canadian-Jewish novelist and essayist, the son of a scrap yard dealer. Worked briefly at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1952, before moving to London in 1954, where he published seven of his ten novels. He also worked as a journalist. Most of his novels deal with the conflict between Jew and Gentile.
  • Quotes
    Wherever I travel, I'm too late. The orgy has moved elsewhere.

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