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4 unusual facts about Stephen Leacock


Bernard Braden Reads Stephen Leacock

John Drainie was another performer noted for his similar one-man show as Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.

Henry Pellatt

One of his nieces, Beatrix Hamilton, was married to Canadian economist and humourist Stephen Leacock.

John Farthing

For five years after his return to Canada from England, he was a lecturer in Political Science & Economics at McGill; he was considered one of the brilliant young thinkers recruited and nurtured by Stephen Leacock.

Leacock

Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) - Canadian economist, writer and humorist



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Bernard Braden Reads Stephen Leacock

Bernard Braden Reads Stephen Leacock is a spoken word record, performed by Bernard Braden, and was recorded in front of a live audience at the Oxford Union Society.

Georgina, Ontario

Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame member Whipper Billy Watson was a lifelong resident, and he spearheaded the campaign to build the Georgina Cultural Centre in the 1980s, which also houses the Stephen Leacock Theatre.