Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.
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Date of birth | 30 December 1869
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Place of birth | Swanmore, Hampshire, England
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Date of death | 28 March 1944
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Age | 74 (age at death)
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Place of death | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Stephen Leacock is known for his role in the TV movie Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (2012) as (book).
He is also known for his role in the film My Financial Career (1962) as (by).
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