Lionel Shapiro

Lionel Shapiro (February 12, 1908 – May 27, 1958) was a Canadian journalist and novelist. He worked as a war correspondent for The Montreal Gazette, covering events such as the Allied invasion of Sicily, Salerno landings, and Juno Beach on D-Day."Books: Love Before D-Day". TIME, August 8, 1955.

Shapiro was born in Montreal to Samuel and Fanny Shapiro. His 1955 novel The Sixth of June won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction"Shapiro war book wins fiction prize". The Province, February 25, 1956. and was made into the film D-Day the Sixth of June. Other novels include The Sealed Verdict and Torch For A Dark Journey. McGill University awards a prize in his name for Creative Literature.  

He died in Montreal on May 27, 1958, at the age of fifty.  

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