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June 1971 (aged 73) Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Education. University of Southern California. Occupation (s) Screenwriter, journalist. Spouse. Anthony Jowitt. Doris Anderson (November 14, 1897 – June 1971) was a prolific American screenwriter active during 1920s through the 1950s.
- Doris Smith, November 14, 1897, Chico, California, USA
- Screenwriter, journalist
- June 1971 (aged 73), Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- University of Southern California
Nov 2, 2012 · Living. Doris Anderson, the mother of us all. When my colleague and Chatelaine 's inspiring former editor passed away in March at age 85, the nation lost an intrepid force – the best friend...
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Jan 12, 2014 · Doris Anderson, the sharp-witted journalist and outspoken feminist who died in 2007, has been brought back to life on an unlikely stage.
Nov 9, 2011 · Dec 31, 1969. Doris Anderson never quit fighting for what she believed was right. At the end of her life, when the pulmonary fibrosis that eventually killed her at age 85 in 2007 meant she had to ...
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Doris Anderson graduated from teachers’ college in 1940. She worked for a few years and then returned to study at the University of Alberta to earn her BA (1945). She worked as a journalist and joinedChatelainemagazine in 1951 in the advertising department. Between 1957 and 1977, she was its editor and recast the magazine as a forum for feminist id...
Doris Anderson campaigned for a seat in the House of Commons in a 1978 by-election, however she was not successful. In 1979, she accepted a Liberal government appointment and became the president of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. At that time, Parliament was preparing changes to the constitution and passing the Charter of Rig...
During her career, Doris Anderson wrote for the Toronto Star for around 10 years. In 1996, she completed an autobiography titled Rebel Daughter. She also authored several novels including Two Women (1978), Rough Layout (1981), and a critical survey of women's rights titled The Unfinished Revolution: The Status of Women in Twelve Countries(1991). Fr...
In 1974, Doris Anderson became an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2002 was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada. She also won the YWCA’s Woman of Distinction Award in 1983. In 1991, she was awarded the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. She also received numerous honorary degrees.
Doris Anderson. Writer: King of Gamblers. Doris Anderson was born on 14 November 1897 in Chico, California, USA. Doris was a writer, known for King of Gamblers (1937), True to the Navy (1930) and Love Birds (1934). Doris was married to Anthony Jowitt. Doris died in June 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Author, journalist and women's rights activist. Doris Hilda Anderson, CC OOnt (November 10, 1921 [2] [3] – March 2, 2007 [4]) was a Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. She is best known as the editor of the women's magazine Chatelaine, mixing traditional content (recipes, décor) with thorny social issues of the day ...
