Lionel Shapiro (February 12, 1908 – May 27, 1958) was a Canadian

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and

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. A war correspondent for ''

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'', he landed at the

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, Salerno and Juno Beach on D-Day with the Canadian forces. Shapiro was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on February 12, 1908 to Samuel and Fanny Shapiro. His 1955 romantic novel ''The Sixth of June'' was awarded the

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'', February 25, 1956. and was subsequently adapted into the Hollywood film ''

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''. His other novels include ''The Sealed Verdict'' and ''Torch For A Dark Journey''. A McGill University Award is named after him for Creative Literature. He died in Montréal on May 27, 1958, aged fifty.

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* 1908 births 1958 deaths 20th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century Canadian novelists Canadian newspaper reporters and correspondents Canadian male novelists Canadian war correspondents Governor General's Award-winning fiction writers Writers from Montreal Canadian male non-fiction writers Jewish Canadian journalists {{Canada-writer-stub