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Charles Foster (born 1923) is a Canadian publicist and writer. He was born in Cheshire, England. During World War II he was a pilot with the Royal Air Force. The RAF sent him to a base in Alberta, Canada for flight training and while on leave he visited Hollywood. There, he met Sidney Olcott, a Canadian-born silent film star who introduced him to numerous other ex-patriat Canadian actors in Hollywood including Mary Pickford. After the war, Foster used these contacts to begin a career as a publicist in London and in Hollywood, working for such well-known performers as Marilyn Monroe, Richard Burton, Boris Karloff, Errol Flynn and Benny Hill. He ghostwrote Flynn's 1955 memoir My Wicked, Wicked Ways. Foster later became a writer for comedians in the 1960s including Bob Hope and Jack Benny and contributed scripts to a number of 1960s sitcoms including The Beverly Hillbillies.

He returned to Canada in the 1970s where he became a speechwriter for the Canadian Government, and eventually came to Riverview, New Brunswick, where he still resides, to begin as newspaper editor for the Moncton Free Press. In his retirement he delved into his remarkable store of memories to publish three books on Canadians in Hollywood: Stardust and Shadows (about the silent film era), and Once Upon a Time in Paradise (about the period from the late 1920s to the 1950s), and most recent book, Donald Brian: the King of Broadway, about the nearly forgotten performer Donald Brian.

He is currently completing his autobiography and for four years has contributed monthly articles to the Seniors Advocate in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Recently he has started providing bi-weekly articles in the Albert County Chronicle, a community newspaper.

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Total Books: 77
Being a Human Adventures in Forty Thousand Years of Consciousness
Being a Beast Adventures Across the Species Divide
2017 - Being a Beast Adventures Across the Species Divide (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781250132215
ISBN-10: 1250132215
Genre: Science & Math
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Being a Beast
Medical Law A Very Short Introduction
2013 - Medical Law a Very Short Introduction [Very Short Introductions] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780199660445
ISBN-10: 0199660441
Genres: Reference, Law
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Wired for God The Biology of Spiritual Experience
2012 - Wired for God the Biology of Spiritual Experience (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780340964439
ISBN-10: 034096443X
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Science & Math
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Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law
2011 - Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781849461771
ISBN-10: 1849461775
Genres: Law, Medical Books
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The Sacred Journey The Ancient Practices
2010 - The Sacred Journey the Ancient Practices [The Ancient Practices Series] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780849946097
ISBN-10: 0849946093
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Selfless Gene Living with God and Darwin
2010 - Selfless Gene Living with God and Darwin (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780340964415
ISBN-10: 0340964413
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Medical Law Precedents for Lawyers
2010 - Medical Law Precedents for Lawyers (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780854900374
ISBN-10: 0854900373
Genres: Law, Engineering & Transportation
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Apil Guide to Tripping and Slipping Costs
2010 - Apil Guide to Tripping and Slipping Costs (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781846612053
ISBN-10: 1846612055
Genres: Law, Engineering & Transportation
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The Selfless Gene Living with God and Darwin
2010 - The Selfless Gene Living with God and Darwin (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780849946547
ISBN-10: 0849946549
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Engineering & Transportation
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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The Story of the Gospel Or Our Saviour's Life on Earth
2010 - The Story of the Gospel or Our Saviour's Life on Earth (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781153168540
ISBN-10: 1153168545
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The Beautiful Life of Christ The Complete Story of Christ's Life on Earth His Parables Miracles and Teachings the Apostles Their Missions
The Story of the Bible From Genesis to Revelation Told in Simple Language Adapted to All Ages but Especially to the Young
First Steps for Little Feet in Gospel Paths
2010 - First Steps for Little Feet in Gospel Paths (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781152462304
ISBN-10: 115246230X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Selfless Gene
2009 - The Selfless Gene (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780340964361
ISBN-10: 0340964367
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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The Christmas Mystery What on Earth Happened at Bethlehem
2008 - The Christmas Mystery What on Earth Happened at Bethlehem (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781850787693
ISBN-10: 1850787697
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Tracking the Ark of the Covenant By Camel Foot and Ancient Ford in Search of Antiquity's Greatest Treasure
The Story of the Gospel
2007 - The Story of the Gospel (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780548067383
ISBN-10: 0548067384
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Jesus Inquest The The Case forand Againstthe Resurrection of the Christ
The Jesus Inquest
2006 - The Jesus Inquest (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781854247520
ISBN-10: 1854247522
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
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2001 - A Sword Forged Book One of the Crossing of Swords [The Crossing Os Swords, Book 1] (Paperback)
1996 - Disclosure and Confidentiality [Practitioner S.] (Paperback)
1994 - Tripping and Slipping Cases a Practitioner's Guide [Longman personal injury library] (Paperback)Paperback