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Jack Batten

Jack Batten was born in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School and practised law from 1959 to 1963, when he left law to become a full-time magazine writer. He has worked for Maclean’s Magazine and the Star Weekly, and written for other magazines including Chatelaine, Rolling Stone, and Toronto Life. He has written radio plays for the CBC and a jazz column for The Globe and Mail. He has written over thirty books on subjects that include biography, crime fiction, law and court cases, and sports. His biography of Tom Longboat won the Norma Fleck Award for best children's nonfiction in 2002. Currently, he writes books and reviews crime novels for The Sunday Star.

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Born 1932

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  • Cover of: The Annex: the story of a Toronto neighbourhood

    First published in 2004 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Crang plays the Ace: a mystery

    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1980 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1987 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Honest Ed's story: the crazy rags to riches story of Ed Mirvish

    First published in 1972 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Born 1932
Subjects
History, Lawyers, Biography, Histoire, Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team), Law, Anecdotes, Canada, Hockey, Practice of law, Toronto Maple Leafs (Équipe de hockey), Canada. Canadian Army. Highlanders of Canada, 48th, Droit, Fiction, Judges, Juvenile literature, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Popular works, Proces, Social life and customs, Trials, Women lawyers, Alumni, Appleby College, Athletes
Places
Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Belgium, Big Bay Point (Ont.), Brussels, The Annex (Toronto, Ont.), Toronto (Ont.)
People
Conn Smythe (1895-1980), Ed Mirvish (1914-), Edith Cavell (1865-1915), J. J. Robinette (1906-), Nancy Greene (1943-), Tom Longboat (1887-1949)
Time
1867-1914

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May 19, 2012 Edited by Ben Companjen merge authors
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
February 21, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Added birth year, added bio, added photo
September 2, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import