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Louis Cunningham
BornLouis Arthur Cunningham
(1900-09-28)September 28, 1900
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJune 13, 1954(1954-06-13) (aged 53)
Hammond River, New Brunswick
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of St. Joseph's College (B.A., M.A.)
SpouseHortense Marie Mooney

Louis Arthur Cunningham (September 28, 1900 – June 13, 1954) was a Canadian author from Saint John, New Brunswick. Throughout his career, he published 31 novels[1] as well as over 500 short stories.[2] He has been described as a "prolific writer" in Atlantic Canada.[3] His literature has been featured in several periodicals throughout North America and Europe.[4][5]

Early life and career

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Cunningham was born on September 28, 1900, to parents William John Cunningham and Sarah (née McGrath) Cunningham. He attended Saint John High School,[6][1] which he graduated from in 1918.[3] In 1922, he graduated from the University of St. Joseph's College with a bachelor of arts,[3] and obtained his master's degree the following year.[2] In 1923, he received a Knights of Columbus' graduate scholarship from the Catholic University of America from Washington, D.C., where he was set to pursue his PhD at the university starting September 1973.[4] During his time spent at the Catholic University of America, he taught English, French and Latin.[2] The following year, he taught the same subjects at the Notre Dame University in Indiana for another year.[4]

Career

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In 1925,[2] Cunningham returned to Saint John to pursue a career in writing, starting with fiction work.[1] He published his first work the same year,[2] and in September 1927 he published his first novel,[6] Yvon Tremblay,[1] through Graphic Publishers of Ottawa. Works of his would be showcased in magazines such as Maclean's, Top-Notch Detective Stories and the Chicago News.[6] In 1935, he published The Tides of the Tantramar.[7] His novel The Forest Gate was published by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1942.[3]

Personal life

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Cunningham married Hortense Marie Mooney on July 10, 1929.[2] They moved to a cottage in East Riverside, where Cunningham met and befriended fellow writers Hiram Alfred Cody and W. E. D. Ross.[3] In 1934, the couple moved again to a house in Hammond River.[1]

Death

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On June 13, 1954, Cunningham died at his Hammond River residence at the age of 53.[2][3][8]

Bibliography

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  • Yvon Tremblay (1927)
  • Life of Lady Hamilton (1929)
  • This Thing Called Love (1929)
  • The King's Fool (1931)
  • Tides of the Tantramar (1935)
  • Fog over Fundy (1936)
  • Moon Over Acadie (1937)
  • Valley of the Stars (1938)
  • Discords of the Deep (1938)
  • Ove These Three Loves (1939)
  • The Sign of the Burning Ship (1940)
  • Marionette (1941)
  • The Forest Gate (1946)
  • The Wandering Heart (1947)
  • Evergreen Cottage (1949)
  • Wherever You Are (1950)
  • In Quest of Even (1953)
  • Beside the Laughing Water (1953)
  • Key to Romance (1953)
  • Should Thy Love Die (1954)
  • Sweet Constancy (1955)
  • The Lily Pool (1955)
  • Meg Shannon's Story (1956)
  • Stars Over Seven Oaks (1957)
  • You Are the Dream (1958)
  • Whisper to the Stars (1959)
  • A Sunlit Grove (1959)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Richardson, Willard (October 14, 1961). "Louis Arthur Cunningham Wrote 31 Novels - Convinced His Spirit Moulded To Writing". Evening Times Globe. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Government of New Brunswick, Canada (10 September 2014). "New Brunswick Author Portal". www1.gnb.ca. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Louis Arthur Cunningham". nble.lib.unb.ca. NBLE. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "ST. JOHN MAN WINS A SCHOLARSHIP". Telegraph Journal and The Sun. July 28, 1923. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Louis Arthur Cunningham - ArchivesCANB". search.canbarchives.ca. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Cunningham's Acadia Worth Remembering". Daily Gleaner. May 1, 1997. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ Thomas, Clara (1946). Canadian novelists, 1920-1945. Toronto : Longmans, Green. ISBN 978-0-8482-2643-5.
  8. ^ "N.B. Writer Dies At Hammond River". Telegraph Journal. June 14, 1954. Retrieved 4 October 2023.