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Born in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Grew up in the working class area near St. Urbain Street. Left Sir George Williams University in Montréal before finishing a degree. Went to Paris, then England (1959-1972). In London he worked as a freelance journalist and wrote scripts for radio and television, as well as films. During his years in England he wrote: "No matter how long I live abroad, I do feel forever rooted in St. Urbain Street. That was my time, my place, and I have elected myself to get it right." He returned to Montréal in 1972. Novels include The Acrobats, Son of a Smaller Hero, A Choice of Enemies, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The Incomparable Atuk, Cocksure, St. Urbain's Horseman, Joshua Then and Now, Solomon Gursky Was Here, Barney's Version and the children's books Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Frog and Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur. Autobiographical works are Home Sweet Home (1986) and A Year in Jerusalem (1996). His books have been translated into French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Japanese.
Other notable screenwriting credits, alone or in collaboration, include ROOM AT THE TOP (1959, uncredited), LIFE AT THE TOP (1965), THE STREET / LA RUE (1976), FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (1977) and JOSHUA THEN AND NOW (1985, also novel). Richler died of cancer in Montreal in 2001. His son is actor-producer Daniel Richler.
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Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay adapted from another medium)