David Gilmour (writer)

David Gilmour (born 22 December 1949) is a Canadian fiction novelist, former television journalist, film critic, and professor at the University of Toronto.[2]

David Gilmour
Born (1949-12-22) December 22, 1949
London, Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationAcademic, novelist, former broadcaster
Spouse(s)Anne Mackenzie 1980–1984, divorced
Maggie Huculak 1985-?
Tina Gladstone ?-present[1]
ChildrenMaggie and Jesse (b. 1985)[1]

Early life

Gilmour was born in London, Ontario, and later moved to Toronto for schooling. He is a graduate of Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto.

He became managing editor of the Toronto International Film Festival in 1980 and held the post for four years. In 1986, he joined CBC Television as a film critic for The Journal, eventually becoming host of the program's Friday night arts and entertainment show. In 1990, he began hosting Gilmour on the Arts, an arts show series on CBC Newsworld.

Career

He left the CBC in 1997 to concentrate on his writing. His 2005 novel A Perfect Night to Go to China won the 2005 Governor General's Award for English fiction, and was longlisted for the 2007 International Dublin Literary Award.

In June 2007, Gilmour won two gold National Magazine Awards for his essay "My Life with Tolstoy"[3] which appeared in The Walrus magazine.[4]

Gilmour is a Professor of Literary Studies at Victoria College at the University of Toronto and has taught Creative Writing and Literature since 2006.

Novels
  • Back on Tuesday (1986)
  • How Boys See Girls (1991)
  • An Affair with the Moon (1993)
  • Lost Between Houses (1999)
  • Sparrow Nights (2001)
  • A Perfect Night to Go to China, Thomas Allen Publishers (2005)
  • The Perfect Order of Things, Thomas Allen Publishers (2011)
  • Extraordinary, Patrick Crean Editions (2013) (longlisted for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize)

Memoir

References
  1. "David Gilmour". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. David Gilmour's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  3. The Walrus » David Gilmour » My Life with Tolstoy » Memoir Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Paula E. Kirman/Calypso Communications and Consulting. "David Gilmour: a website". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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