John George Diefenbaker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Diefenbaker was born on September 18, 1895 in Grey County, Ontario, Canada as John George Diefenbaker. He died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario.
I never think of memoirs. I'm still making history.
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Yes, that's it, the hippies. Well, they've found an answer to the age-old problem of living without working. But I don't find them as unattractive... no, don't say that... I don't find them as unique as some people do. They're a manifestation of a passing fad.
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Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.
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I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.
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Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent... The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative words.
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Fact
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Interred near the Diefenbaker Canada Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Was elected as Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1940, and held the post continuously until his death in 1979.
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Notorious for all but destroying Canada's aerospace industry when he cancelled construction of the Arrow fighter in the late 1950s. The Arrow was more powerful and more advanced than any American craft at that time, and it is believed the program was cancelled due to American pressure.
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Pictured on a 17¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, 20 June 1980.
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The dog in the TV series "Due South" is named after him.
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13 th Prime minister of Canada (1957-1963).
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dief!
1981
Documentary short
Himself - Lies in State
One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker
1976
TV Mini-Series
The Hecklers
1975
Documentary
Himself
Schwierigkeiten beim Zeigen der Wahrheit?
1966
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A President to Remember
2008
Documentary
Himself
Across the River to Motor City
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Greatest Canadian
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire
2002
TV Movie
Himself
Canada: A People's History
2001
TV Series
Himself
The Arrow
1997
TV Movie
Himself in newsreel (uncredited)
The Canadian Federation
1981
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Royal River
1959
Documentary short
Himself - Canadian Prime Minister
Known for movies
Dief! (1981) as Himself - Lies in State
The Hecklers (1975) as Himself
One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker (1976) as Actor
Schwierigkeiten beim Zeigen der Wahrheit? (1966) as Himself
$1.3 Million