Pierre's son Henri Montan Berton ( 1767 – 1844 ) was also a composer, more famous than Pierre himself.

It was also during this period that future author Pierre Berton edited and served as principal cartoonist for the student newsletter, The Microscope.

" According to Ralph Berton, he was " as usual gazing off into his private astronomy ," but his cornet, Condon famously quipped, sounded " like a girl saying yes.

As historian Pierre Berton put it, the cooperation between Canada's French and English speaking communities " was the secret of Expo's success — ' the Québécois flair, the English-Canadian pragmatism.

Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, ( July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004 ) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist.

An accomplished storyteller, Berton was one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors.

His mother, Laura Beatrice Berton ( née Thompson ) was a school teacher in Toronto until she was offered a job as a teacher in Dawson City at the age of 29 in 1907.

It was on this show that in 1971 Berton interviewed Bruce Lee in what was to be the famous martial artist's only surviving television interview.

In 2004, Berton published his 50th book, Prisoners of the North, after which he announced in an interview with CanWest News Service that he was retiring from writing.

On October 17, 2004, the $ 12. 6 million CAD Pierre Berton Resource Library, named in his honour, was opened in Vaughan, Ontario.

Previously, The Berton House Writers ' Retreat was administered by the Berton House Writer's Retreat Society and Elsa Franklin, Pierre Berton's long-time editor and agent.

In October of 2007, the deed to Berton House was passed to the Writers ' Trust of Canada ; the literary organization now oversees the program as part of its roster of literary support.

Berton was the first recipient and agreed to lend his name to future awards.

French is the nineteenth century source, but Berton says it is uncertain which body was Tecumseh's.

Berton Churchill ( December 9, 1876 – October 10, 1940 ) was a Canadian actor.

His third wife was Doria Berton, mother of his daughter, Deborah.

Pierre Berton noted that she was never entirely clear on how she learned of the impending attack.

However, there were already rumblings of discontent in the church: that same year, Pierre Berton wrote The Comfortable Pew, a bestseller that was highly critical of Canadian churches, and a United Church Commission on Ministry in the 20th Century was appointed in response to growing frustration from congregations, presbyteries, and ministers about the role of ministry.

They developed national support from writers and writing organizations across Canada demonstrating that the house at 1450 West 64th Avenue was regarded by many as having historical value and literary significance, similar to Berton House, Emily Carr House and the Haig-Brown Institute.

According to historian Pierre Berton, Satin was so visible that he became the unofficial spokesman for war resisters in Canada.

* 1920 – Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer ( d. 2004 )

Notable residents of Whitehorse include Audrey McLaughlin, the first woman to lead a represented political party ( NDP ) in Canadian federal politics, who has resided in Whitehorse since 1979, Robert W. Service, author of " The Cremation of Sam McGee ", who lived in Whitehorse from 1904 to 1908, and Pierre Berton, an author and television host, born in Whitehorse.

* October 10 – Berton Churchill, Canadian actor ( b. 1876 )

* December 9 – Berton Churchill, Canadian actor ( d. 1940 )

A coveted trainee slot with the Canadian Intelligence Corps saw Berton, now a Captain, trained to act as an Intelligence Officer ( IO ), and after a stint as an instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, he finally went overseas in March 1945.

His childhood home in Dawson City, Yukon, now called Berton House, is currently used as a retreat for professional Canadian writers.

Established in 1994, the Pierre Berton Award is presented annually by Canada's National History Society for distinguished achievement in presenting Canadian history in an informative and engaging manner.

The show ran for nearly forty years and featured a remarkably stable cast of panelists, including journalist-historian Pierre Berton, Betty Kennedy ( who later become a Canadian senator ), Toby Robins ( who later became a movie actress ) and radio commentator Gordon Sinclair.

Noted Canadian author Pierre Berton once wrote: " In so many ways the story of Tim Hortons is the essential Canadian story.

* July 12-Pierre Berton, Canadian author ( died 2004 )

In North America the format began in 1974 with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's The National Dream, featuring Pierre Berton ( which aired from 3 March 1974 to 28 April 1974 ) and the American Broadcasting Company's QB VII, which starred Anthony Hopkins ( and which began on 29 April 1974 ).

Popular Canadian historian Pierre Berton has referred to the centennial as " the last good year " in his book 1967: The Last Good Year.

Dawson City is home of the Berton House Writers ' Retreat program, housing established Canadian writers for four three-month get-away-from-it-all subsidized residencies each year.

1967: The Last Good Year is the original title of a book written by Canadian author Pierre Berton.

Under his control, the company promoted Canadian literature and encouraged Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Leonard Cohen, Farley Mowat and Mordecai Richler.

* Pierre Berton -- Klondike-born historian and commentator, prominent in Canadian politics and popular historical writing, a " character " who, late in life endorsed marijuana legalization and rolled a joint of marijuana on television, on the CBC comedy program Rick Mercer Report

As well, the organization funds scholarships for the Humber College School for Writers Correspondence Program ; an annual Margaret Laurence Memorial Lecture, given by a noted Canadian writer ; four annual writers ' residencies at Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon ; and the Woodcock Fund, which provides emergency financial assistance to Canadian writers, named in memory of the Canadian poet George Woodcock.

Gibbons was attached to elements of Major Benjamin S. Berry's battalion ( 3rd Battalion 5th Marines ) during the battle, but Daly was the first sergeant of the 73rd Machine Gun Company, a part of 3rd Battalion 6th Marines under the command of Major Berton W. Sibley.

Berton wrote an article in the Toronto Star in 1992 comparing the Binder Twine Queen contest with beauty pageants, stating that " while other queen contests are fading away under the disapproving frowns of feminists, the Binder Twine Queen contest has never been healthier or more popular ".

* Pierre Berton – The National Dream

Pierre Berton published a biography called The Dionne Years: A Thirties Melodrama in 1977 and narrated a 1978 National Film Board of Canada documentary.

* The National Dream-Pierre Berton

In 1996, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and he won the National History Society's Pierre Berton Prize in 2004 and the Organization for the History of Canada's National History Award in 2006.

Among his most important accomplishments, Kelly undertook a two-year research project for the two best-selling books in the field of Canadian history: The National Dream and The Last Spike, written by Pierre Berton.

* Pierre Berton, author-wrote part of the The National Dream while staying at the hotel.

" Berton was referring to his two books about the building of the railway across Canada, The National Dream and The Last Spike.