Max Braithwaite
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John Victor Maxwell Braithwaite (7 December 1911 – 19 March 1995) was a Canadian
novelist and non-fiction author.
Braithwaite was born in Nokomis
, Saskatchewan
and spent his youth in a number of communities in that province. As an adult he moved to Ontario
, living in communities such as Orangeville
, Port Carling
and finally Brighton
where he died at age 83.
He won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
in 1972 for his book The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car.
The 1977 Canadian film Why Shoot the Teacher?
was based on Braithwaite's 1965 novel of that name.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist and non-fiction author.
Braithwaite was born in Nokomis
Nokomis, Saskatchewan
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, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and spent his youth in a number of communities in that province. As an adult he moved to Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, living in communities such as Orangeville
Orangeville, Ontario
Orangeville is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County.-History:Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground...
, Port Carling
Port Carling, Ontario
Port Carling is an unincorporated community in the Township of Muskoka Lakes in the Canadian province of Ontario.It has been the municipal seat of the township since 1971...
and finally Brighton
Brighton, Ontario
Brighton is a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and west of Kingston. It is intersected by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2. It is on the West end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal....
where he died at age 83.
He won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is an annual literary award presented to the best work of humorous literature in English by a Canadian writer. The award is a tribute to well-known Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock , and is accompanied by a cash prize of $15,000...
in 1972 for his book The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car.
The 1977 Canadian film Why Shoot the Teacher?
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Why Shoot the Teacher? is a 1977 Canadian comedy-drama film based on a book of the same name by Max Braithwaite.The plot concerns Max Brown who travels to Western Canada in the mid-1930s to accept a teaching position at a small rural schoolhouse in the fictional settlement of Willowgreen,...
was based on Braithwaite's 1965 novel of that name.