Sandra Gwyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sandra Gwyn

Canadian journalist

Date of Birth: 17-May-1935

Place of Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Date of Death: 26-May-2000

Profession: historian, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Sandra Gwyn

  • Alexandra Sandra Fraser Gwyn, (17 May 1935 – 26 May 2000) was a Canadian journalist and writer. She was born in St.
  • John's, Newfoundland, the daughter of Claude Fraser and Ruth Harley.
  • She graduated from Dalhousie University in 1955 and married Richard Gwyn in 1958. During the 1970s, she was the Ottawa editor for Saturday Night. In 2000, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. She died in 2000 after a five-year fight against breast cancer.
  • Richard Gwyn subsequently launched a literary award, the Winterset Award, in her memory to honour writers from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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