Lawrence Earl (April 29, 1915 – April 5, 2005), born Lawrence Earl Wiezel, was a Canadian photojournalist and author of several books. ^[1] He is best known for Yangtse Incident, which was adapted into the 1957 film Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst, and The Battle of Baltinglass, which won the 1953 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. ^[2]

Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, ^[1] Earl worked as a journalist for the Montreal Standard, including a stint as a war correspondent and photojournalist in Europe during World War II. ^[1] While working for the Standard, he met and married Jane Armstrong, who was herself one of Canada's first female war correspondents. ^[1] In 1948, he published a photo essay, "Mending Dikes in the Netherlands", in National Geographic, ^[1] and his photo of Queen Juliana was the model for a painting used on the cover of TIME. ^[1] He wrote many articles for the British magazine Illustrated; ^[1] and was a writer and editor for John Bull. He and Jane resided in London, England for 50 years, but often returned to Grand Bay–Westfield near Saint John in the summers. ^[1]

While living in London, Earl published both novels and non-fiction books, including Yangtse Incident (1950), The Battle of Baltinglass (1952), Crocodile Fever (1954), The Frozen Jungle (1955), She Loved a Wicked City (1962), The Riddle of a Haunted River (1962) and Risk (1969).

Following his wife Jane's death, Earl created the Jane Armstrong Earl Fund through the Greater Saint John Community Foundation. ^[1] He received an honorary doctorate from the University of New Brunswick in 2001. ^[1]

He died on April 5, 2005, in Saint John. ^[1]

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