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Paulette Bourgeois was born on 20 July, 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian writer. Discover Paulette Bourgeois's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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72 years old |
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Cancer |
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20 July 1951 |
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20 July |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Canada
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Paulette Bourgeois Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Natalie and Gordon |
Paulette Bourgeois Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Paulette Bourgeois worth at the age of 72 years old? Paulette Bourgeois’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from Canada. We have estimated Paulette Bourgeois's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Paulette Bourgeois, (born July 20, 1951) is a Canadian writer best known for creating Franklin the Turtle, the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Toronto native Brenda Clark.
The books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 38 languages.
An animated television series, merchandise, DVDs and full-length films are based on the character.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bourgeois graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1974.
She was a psychiatric occupational therapist for three years before deciding to focus on her writing.
She studied journalism at Carleton University then worked as a reporter for the Ottawa Citizen and CBC Television.
She became a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C. contributing pieces to Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Reader's Digest and Maclean's.
She returned to Toronto in 1983.
After Franklin in the Dark was illustrated by Brenda Clark and published in 1986.
She is also the author of Changes in You and Me, books about adolescence, the Oma's Quilt was developed as a short film by the National Film Board of Canada, Big Sarah's Little Boots and more.
Paulette has also written dozens of non-fiction books for children including the Amazing series, the In My Neighbourhood series, The Sun, and The Moon.
She has been a columnist for Homemaker's Magazine, written for Canadian Living, Chatelaine and Today's Parent and she provided the concept and initial research for "The Bee Talker" which aired on CBC TV's The Nature of Things.
She has written three episodes of the TV documentary series, Creepy Canada, and has just finished the script for a full-length feature film, Loving Mrs. Twiggy.
The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists asked Bourgeois to write a picture book explaining the work of occupational therapists.
In 2003, she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007, she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from her alma mater, the University of Western Ontario, and an Award of Merit from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.
Bourgeois graduated with an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia in 2009.
After the birth of her first child, Natalie, she decided to write a children's book inspired by the Season 7 episode of M*A*S*H entitled C*A*V*E, where Hawkeye Pierce admits that he is claustrophobic and refuses to go into a cave, "If I were a turtle I would be afraid of my own shell", he explained.
You, Me and My OT was published in 2009.
It tells the story of Emma, a feisty young girl with cerebral palsy who participates in everyday classroom occupations.
She has two grown-up children, Natalie and Gordon and lives in Toronto, Ontario.
