Lawrence O'Toole (journalist)

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Lawrence O'Toole is a Canadian former journalist, best known as a film, dance and theatre critic for The Globe and Mail and Maclean's in the 1970s and 1980s. [1] After moving to New York City in 1988, he was a contributor to Time , Entertainment Weekly , GQ and The New York Times , [2] and volunteered for an AIDS service organization. [2] In 1994, he published Heart's Longing: Newfoundland, New York and the Distance Home, a memoir of his experience growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador, coming out as gay as an adult, and later returning to his hometown of Renews for a visit. [3] The book was an expansion of an article he had previously written for Saturday Night . [2]

He also published at least one short story, "Goin' to Town with Katie Ann", which was featured in the 1990 Journey Prize anthology. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Critic's great voice lives on in collection". Ottawa Citizen , October 9, 1994.
  2. 1 2 3 "Between the Rock and a hard place". Montreal Gazette , October 22, 1994.
  3. ↑ "O'Toole makes a splash beyond the shallows of journalese". The Globe and Mail , December 3, 1994.
  4. ↑ "Readable journey through Canada's diverse short stories". Ottawa Citizen , September 1, 1990.


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