![]() ![]() ![]() She met Frank Berton in the nearby mining town of Granville shortly after settling in Dawson and teaching kindergarten. His mother, Laura Beatrice Berton (née Thompson), was a school teacher in Toronto until she was offered a job as a teacher in Dawson City at the age of 29 in 1907. His family moved to Dawson City, Yukon in 1921. He was a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, and won many honours and awards.īerton was born on July 12, 1920, in Whitehorse, Yukon, where his father had moved for the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush. He was a reporter and war correspondent, an editor at Maclean's Magazine and The Toronto Star and, for 39 years, a guest on Front Page Challenge. He also wrote critiques of mainstream religion, anthologies, children's books and historical works for youth. Berton wrote 50 best-selling books, mainly about Canadiana, Canadian history and popular culture. ![]() (J– November 30, 2004) was a Canadian writer, journalist and broadcaster. Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont. ![]()
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