Some men rise to greatness because of their upbringing. Joshua did it in spite of his.
Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
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as Joshua Shapiro
AliveBorn: April 18, 1947
Age: 79
Vernal, Utah, USA
as Pauline
AliveBorn: April 28, 1957
Age: 69
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
as Reuben
DeceasedBorn: March 26, 1934
Died: June 29, 2023
Age at death: 89
as Colin
AliveBorn: August 17, 1951
Age: 75
St. Johns - Newfoundland - Canada
as Kevin Hornby
DeceasedBorn: May 22, 1940
Died: April 17, 2011
Age at death: 70
as Esther Shapiro
AliveBorn: January 19, 1940
Age: 86
Canada
as Jack Trimble
DeceasedBorn: June 8, 1946
Died: April 28, 2024
Age at death: 77
as Sen. Hornby
DeceasedBorn: January 16, 1907
Died: April 25, 1995
Age at death: 88
as Sidney Murdoch
DeceasedBorn: December 10, 1941
Died: August 31, 2008
Age at death: 66
as Jane Trimble
AliveBorn: February 5, 1953
Age: 73
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
as Seymour Kaplan
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Dr. Jonathan Cole
DeceasedBorn: December 18, 1942
Died: July 17, 2017
Age at death: 74
as Teddy Shapiro
AliveBorn: June 12, 1970
Age: 56
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
as Mrs. Abbott
DeceasedBorn: October 1, 1951
Died: June 8, 2011
Age at death: 59
as Eli Seligson
AliveBorn: August 16, 1941
Age: 85
London, England, UK
as Ralph Murdoch
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Susy Shapiro
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Alex Shapiro
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Bulgarian Poet
DeceasedBorn: May 26, 1939
Died: March 29, 2009
Age at death: 69
as Joanna
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Mrs. Friar
AliveBorn: October 29, 1948
Age: 77
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
as Mr. Friar
AliveBirth date not on record.