David French
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David French (born 1939 in Coley's Point, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian playwright who lives in Toronto, Ontario.
French's best-known and most-performed works are the five semi-autobiographical 'Mercer' plays: Salt-Water Moon; 1949; Leaving Home; Of The Fields, Lately and Soldier's Heart. These plays follow the fortunes of the fictional Mercer family in their birthplace in Coley's Point, Newfoundland, through the joining of Newfoundland to the Confederation of Canada, to the departure of the family to a new life in Toronto.
Works:
- Leaving Home - 1972
- Of Fields Lately - 1973
- One Crack Out - 1975
- Jitters - 1979
- Salt-Water Moon - 1985 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
- 1949 - 1989
- Silver Dagger - 1993
- That Summer - 2000
- Soldiers Heart - 2003
See also: List of Canadian writers, List of Canadian playwrights