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Alice Munro (née Alice Ann Laidlaw)
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Memorial Page for Alice Munro (née Alice Ann Laidlaw)

Jul 10, 1931 – May 13, 2024(92 years)Died in:Port Hope, Ontario

Canadian writer

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Emoria lights a memorial candle for Alice Munro's birthday.

Emoria

July 10th, 2026

Emoria lights a memorial candle in remembrance of Alice Munro.

Emoria

May 13th, 2026

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Biography

Occupation(5)

Awards(10)

Nobel Prize in LiteratureTrillium Book AwardOrder of OntarioInternational Booker PrizeChevalier des Arts et des LettresNational Book Critics Circle Award for FictionMarian Engel AwardWH Smith Literary AwardPEN/Malamud AwardRea Award for the Short Story

Spouse(2)

James MunroGerald Fremlin

Education(1)

Western University

Alice Munro (* July 10, 1931 in Wingham; † May 13, 2024 in Port Hope) was a canadian writer. She was 92 years old. She was married to James Munro and Gerald Fremlin. She had 3 children. She studied at Western University. She received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Trillium Book Award.

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Born in Wingham, Ontario

1931

Married James Munro

1951

until 1972

Married Gerald Fremlin

1976

until 2013

Marian Engel Award

1986

Trillium Book Award

1990

Order of Ontario

1994

WH Smith Literary Award

1995

PEN/Malamud Award

1997

National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction

1998

The Love of a Good Woman

Rea Award for the Short Story

2001

International Booker Prize

2009

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

2010

Nobel Prize in Literature

2013

Died in Port Hope, Ontario

2024

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  • James Munro
  • Gerald Fremlin

Alice Munro (née Alice Ann Laidlaw). Forever remembered.