Sheldon Currie
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Sheldon Currie is a Canadian author, critic and professor emeritus (St Francis Xavier University). His books include The Glace Bay Miners' Museum, The Company Store and Down the Coaltown Road. A movie, Margaret's Museum
, was based on The Glace Bay Miners' Museum. Currie was born in Reserve Mines
, Cape Breton
as one of five children.
Margaret's Museum
Margaret's Museum is a critically acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel The Glace Bay Miners' Museum....
, was based on The Glace Bay Miners' Museum. Currie was born in Reserve Mines
Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
Reserve Mines is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of Glace Bay and 10 kilometres northeast of Sydney. The J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport is located in the western part of the community...
, Cape Breton
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
as one of five children.