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 L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz (1974), Le Monde de Barney (2010) and Braqueurs amateurs (2005). He was married to Florence Wood and Catherine Boudreau. He died on 3 July 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz (1974)

L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz

6.7

Writer

1974

Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Paul Giamatti, Rachelle Lefevre, and Rosamund Pike in Le Monde de Barney (2010)

Le Monde de Barney

7.3

Writer

2010

Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni in Braqueurs amateurs (2005)

Braqueurs amateurs

6.2

Writer(1977 screenplay)

2005

Joshua Then and Now (1985)

Joshua Then and Now

6.5

Writer

1985

Credits

Writer

Le Monde de Barney
7.3
- novel
- 2010
St. Urbain's Horseman
6.6
TV Mini Series
- book
- 2007
Jacob Jacob
6.8
TV Series
- based on the books by
- 2003–2006
Braqueurs amateurs
6.2
- Writer (1977 screenplay)
- 2005
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
4.4
- based on the novel by
- 1999
Assignment
TV Series
- Writer
- 1992
Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky
Short
- story
- 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
5.8
- novel
- 1978
Touche pas à mon gazon
6.4
- screenplay
- 1977
La rue
6.6
Short
- screenplay
- story
- 1976
L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz
6.7
- novel
- screenplay
- 1974
The Play's the Thing
TV Series
- Writer
- 1974
To See Ourselves
TV Series
- story
- 1971–1973

Actor

Personal details

Official sites
- Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia
Born
- January 27, 1931
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died
- July 3, 2001
- Montréal, Québec, Canada(cancer)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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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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