Stuart Trueman
| Stuart Trueman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1911 Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Died |
April 25, 1995 Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | humorist, journalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1930s-1990s |
| Notable works | You're Only as Old as You Act |
| Spouse | Mildred Stiles |
Stuart Trueman (1911 - April 25, 1995)[1] was a Canadian journalist and humorist, who won the Stephen Leacock Award in 1969 for his book You're Only as Old as You Act.[2]
Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Trueman first joined the city's Telegraph-Journal newspaper after high school as a cartoonist and reporter, later becoming a sportswriter.[1] He became the paper's editor-in-chief in 1951, holding the position until his retirement in 1971,[1] and then continued to write a weekly column for the newspaper until 1993.[1] During his time with the Telegraph-Journal, he covered a visit to the city by Amelia Earhart the day before her solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1932,[3] bringing her a copy of the paper directly off the press before she left so that once she landed she could prove she had flown the whole way.[3] He was also credited with the original discovery of Moncton's Magnetic Hill.[1]
As a writer, Trueman published numerous books of both humour and regional history.[1] In addition to his Leacock Award win in 1969 for You're Only as Old as You Act, he was a shortlisted nominee for the award in 1983 for Don't Let Them Smell the Lobsters Cooking.[4]
He was married to Mildred Trueman (née Stiles),[5] with whom he also collaborated on two cookbooks, Favourite Recipes from Old New Brunswick Kitchens (1983) and Mildred Trueman’s New Brunswick Heritage Cookbook: With Age-Old Cures and Medications, Atlantic Fishermen’s Weather Portents and Superstitions (1986).[1]
He died at his home in Saint John on April 25, 1995.[2]
Works
- Cousin Elva (1955)
- The Ordeal of John Gyles: Being an Account of his Odd Adventures; Strange Deliverances, etc. as a Slave of the Maliseets (1966)
- You’re Only as Old as You Act (1968)
- An Intimate History of New Brunswick (1970)
- My Life as a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (1972)
- The Fascinating World of New Brunswick (1973)
- Ghosts, Pirates and Treasure Trove: The Phantoms that Haunt New Brunswick (1975)
- The Wild Life I've Led (1976)
- Tall Tales and True Tales from Down East: Eerie Experiences, Heroic Exploits, Extraordinary Personalities, Ancient Legends and Folklore from New Brunswick and Elsewhere in the Maritimes (1979)
- The Colour of New Brunswick (1981)
- Don’t Let Them Smell the Lobsters Cooking: The Lighter Side of Growing Up in the Maritimes Long Ago (1982)
- Favourite Recipes from Old New Brunswick Kitchens (1983, with Mildred Trueman)
- Life’s Odd Moments (1984)
- Mildred Trueman’s New Brunswick Heritage Cookbook: With Age-Old Cures and Medications, Atlantic Fishermen’s Weather Portents and Superstitions (1986, with Mildred Trueman)
- Add Ten Years to Your Life: A Canadian Humorist Looks at Florida (1989)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stuart Trueman at St. Thomas University's New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia.
- 1 2 "Stuart Trueman, humorist, dies at 83". Toronto Star, April 26, 1995.
- 1 2 "Eighty years since famed flight; Anniversary Amelia Earhart's stop in Saint John may have been brief but pivotal in record-breaking feat". The Telegraph-Journal, May 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Torgov wins 1983 Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail, April 29, 1983.
- ↑ "'I thought, I have to go home, I can't stay here'". The Telegraph-Journal, January 9, 2003.