Obituaries
From 2008-2013, I wrote dozens of obituaries on notable Canadians for the Globe and Mail, winning two awards.
Below are four of the obituaries.
Below are four of the obituaries.
Zev Asher
Published Sep. 27, 2013 Montreal musician and filmmaker's wild musical stage personas belied a shy personality, while his documentaries unearthed provocative subjects. 
Nelly Arcan
Published Oct. 6, 2009 Montreal novelist wrote frankly about sex and, in a tragic irony, suicide. 
Neil Chotem
Published Apr. 29, 2008 Saskatchewan-born clasical musical prodigy would go on to become mentor for Québécois iconic rock band Harmonium. 
Annette Herscovics
Published Oct. 11, 2008 Herscovics came to be known as one of the Hidden Children. As a young Jewish girl, Herscovics survived the war by hiding out in Vichy France with her mother under assumed identities but had to deal with a Nazi sympathizer in her village who was pondering calling them out on their story. |
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