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Zolf was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Dance of the Dialectic
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Subtitled "How Pierre Elliot Trudeau went from Philosopher-King to the Incorruptible Robespierre to Philosopher-Queen Marie Antoinette to Canada's Generalissimo and then to Mackenzie King and Even Better," Larry Zolf's book is a vital time capsule of the early 1970s Trudeaumanical hangover. Dance of the Dialectic is a fast-paced account of Canadian politics in the shadow of the Centennial and Expo, an account of how Pierre Elliot Trudeau's government and the Ottawa press gallery together made and re-made the political mood in the country. Zolf records how the media "discovered" Trudeau and made him leader of the Liberal party, how they gradually turned Robert Stanfield and David Lewis into believable opponents, and how the '72 election produced a markedly different style of Trudeau government. Zolf's account is an amazing combination of gags, one-liners, puns and sharp-eyed political commentary: a book about Canadian politics like no one has ever written before or since.
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The Dialectical Dancer: A Simple Tale by Larry Zolf (2012-06-30)
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The Dialectical Dancer: A Simple Tale
(Through a combination of amiable anecdotes, sharp-eyed hi...)
Through a combination of amiable anecdotes, sharp-eyed historical reporting, and intense tangled memories of family life, this autobiography captures the legendary personality of television host Larry Zolf. Zolf could not be cajoled or cozened, and as this account demonstrates, he had a healthy distrust of those who didn’t drink, laugh, or lust. He regretted little and only ever wanted to keep on talking, and the sound of his voice runs through this book, telling a simple tale of great depth and subtlety. Revealing the phenom often known as “the Schnozz” to be the most personal of journalists and wittiest of astute observers, this history explores the “dialectical dancer” who played backroom crony to Robert Kennedy and taught Pierre Elliott Trudeau to be a stand-up comedian. Additional yarns include how Zolf befriended a KKK sheriff in Mississippi, the time he was beaten about the head with a cane by a one-legged cabinet minister, and how the memorable character sometimes wore a false nose and glasses to press conferences, only so he could take them off and declare, “Here is the nose who knows!”
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Larry Zolf
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University of Toronto. University of Winnipeg.
Career
He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg, and then received a Masters degree in Canadian history from the University of Toronto. In 1962, he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Company. During the 1960s he was one of the hosts of the Canadian Broadcasting Company"s controversial current-affairs show This Hour Has Seven Days and its replacement series Sunday. This documentary was later rebroadcast as one of Canada"s 100 best documentaries on the 50th anniversary of the National Film Board.
During the Munsinger Affair, a 1966 sex scandal involving former federal Minister of Defence Pierre Sévigny, Zolf showed up on Sévigny"s doorstep in pursuit of the story, and Sévigny promptly hit Zolf over the head with his cane.
In 1970, Zolf covered the October Crisis in Quebec for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. During the program, however, Zolf launched his own attack on Greer, accusing her of "ignoring ethnic and class differences among women." Greer responded by accusing him of fabricating sections of her book (The Female Eunuch, in fact, contained no "section" on truck drivers) and told him, "I never suggested any such thing. I cannot have you sitting here distorting my book for the people who are foolish enough to think that you know about things."
While retired from the Canadian Broadcasting Company, he continued to contribute a column to the Canadian Broadcasting Company"s website until 2007.
After leaving Canadian Broadcasting Company Online he contributed occasional opinion pieces to the National Post. He also published several books during his lifetime, including memoirs and works of humorous political commentary.
Zolf is the father of award-winning poet Rachel Zolf and is buried in Toronto"s Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Achievements
Works
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Dance of the Dialectic
(Subtitled "How Pierre Elliot Trudeau went from Philosophe...)
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The Dialectical Dancer: A Simple Tale
(Through a combination of amiable anecdotes, sharp-eyed hi...)
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- The Dialectical Dancer: A Simple Tale by Larry Zolf (2012-06-30)
- Scorpions for sale
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Dance of the Dialectic
Politics
In October 1971, Zolf invited feminist Germaine Greer and anti-abortion politician Joe Borowski on his program to discuss the emergence of second-wave feminism. Though he was raised in a socialist milieu and maintained a strong sympathy for labour, Zolf described himself politically as "a Diefenbaker, Bill Davis, Dalton Camp Red Tory." He worked for Camp in the late 1960s after the cancellation of This Hour Has Seven Days.
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Canadian