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Larry Zolf
July 19, 1934 - March 14, 2011
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<div itemprop="description">Veteran journalist, author, and political pundit extraordinaire Larry Zolf passed away peacefully on Monday March 14 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Known variously as a &quot;national treasure,&quot; &quot;Canadian icon,&quot; &quot;political guru,&quot; and &quot;CBC legend,&quot; Larry irreverently provoked and engaged Canada's political and social culture for over 40 years, and his presence in the Canadian public sphere will be sorely missed. Larry was born in North End Winnipeg in 1934, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Winnipeg and did graduate work in history at the University of Toronto. He joined the CBC in 1962 and worked as a reporter, producer, critic, and radio and TV host on several shows, including the legendary current-affairs TV show&nbsp;<em>This Hour Has Seven Days&nbsp;</em>as well as&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Sunday</em>,<em>Weekend</em>, and<em>Take 30</em>. His documentary on the 1964 Toronto printers' strike won the Anik Award in 1965 and was rebroadcast as one of the 100 best documentaries at the National Film Board's 50th birthday celebration. He is the author of several books, including<em>Dance of the Dialectic</em>,&nbsp;<em>Just Watch Me: Remembering Pierre Trudeau</em>,&nbsp;<em>Survival of the Fattest: An Irreverent View of the Senate</em>, and<em>Scorpions for Sale</em>, which was shortlisted for a Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Until the very end of his life, Larry's engagement with thinking and writing and Canadian public culture never waned. In the fall of 2010, his memoir,<em>The Dialectical Dancer</em>, was released. Larry leaves behind his wife, Barbara Diakopoulou, his children David and Rachel Zolf, his former wife Patricia Zolf, and nieces and nephews Stephen, Janice, Sharon, Allan, Barbara, Audrey and Susan, as well as many friends, colleagues, and admirers. Funeral service will be held at MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY VISITATION CENTRE, 375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto (east gate entrance, north of St. Clair Ave., 416-485-5572) on Thursday March 17 at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Larry's name can be made to the Kidney Foundation of Canada.&nbsp;</div>