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William Whitehead (Canadian writer)
William Frederick (Bill) Whitehead (born 1931) is a Canadian writer, actor and filmmaker, best known as a writer of radio and television documentaries〔''The Next Chapter'', April 8, 2013.〕 and as the former partner of the late Canadian writer Timothy Findley.
He studied biology and theatre arts at the University of Saskatchewan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953 and a Master of Arts degree in 1955. He moved to Ontario in 1957 to become an actor and producer. He is an award-winning writer of radio and television documentaries, including many episodes of the CBC Television series ''The Nature of Things'' and the CBC Radio series ''Ideas''.〔 He also co-wrote several works with Findley, including the television documentaries ''Dieppe 1942'' and ''The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway''.
Whitehead currently lives in Stratford, Ontario. In March 2004, approximately two years after Findley's death, Whitehead donated a collection of Findley's theatre memorabilia to the University of Guelph.〔
In September 2012, his memoir ''Words to Live By'' was published by Cormorant Books.〔("The Word on the Street interview series: William Whitehead" ). ''Open Book Toronto'', September 7, 2012.〕 The book was a shortlisted nominee for the Stephen Leacock Award in 2013.〔("The authors on the shortlist for the Stephen Leacock Medal are no April Fools" ). CBC Books, April 2, 2013.〕
In 2014 he served on the jury of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers, selecting Tamai Kobayashi as that year's winner.〔("Writers’ Trust Presents LGBT Literary Award to Author and Screenwriter, Tamai Kobayashi" ). Writers' Trust of Canada, June 23, 2014.〕
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