Walter Bruno was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His career as a writer of plays includes three productions, Shouting for Joy and Hand-to-Hand, and, in collaboration, a translation of Alfred Jarry's Ubu the King, all staged in Toronto, Ontario. He was briefly playwright in residence at Toronto Free Theatre.

In 2004, Bruno translated Two English Girls and the Continent (Cambridge Book Review Press), the first translation into English of Deux Anglaises et le Continent by Henri-Pierre Roché (author of Jules and Jim). Two English Girls was the inspiration for François Truffaut's well-regarded adaptation of 1971 (see Two English Girls).

Bruno's poetry has been awarded prizes by Fiddlehead magazine and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1996, his imprint, Authors Collective, published Long Shot Odyssey. In 2006, it published Cat Walk and Other Poems.

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Further reading

• Conlogue, R. (1983, Apr 14). Farce rooted in unreality. The Globe and Mail Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/farce-rooted-unreality/docview/386642673/se-2

• Livingstone, D. (1983, Apr 26). DRESS PLAYS A ROLE. The Globe and Mail Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/dress-plays-role/docview/386629259/se-2 TFT to start season with doc. (1984, Mar 20). The Globe and Mail Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/tft-start-season-with-doc/docview/386518051/se-2

• Moe, D. (2004, Jun 12). RECEPTION TO LINK FILM, NEW BOOK: [ALL EDITION]. Madison Capital Times Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/reception-link-film-new-book/docview/395243391/se-2

• Wein, T. I. (1996, 12). Sweep / to collect the flesh / long shot odyssey: A poem. Lambda Book Report, 5, 29-30. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/magazines/sweep-collect-flesh-long-shot-odyssey-poem/docview/236970276/se-2 *Cody, G. H. (2007). In Cody G. H., Sprinchorn E.(Eds.), The columbia encyclopedia of modern drama: INDEX. New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/encyclopedias-reference-works/columbia-encyclopedia-modern-drama-index/docview/2350886657/se-2

• Conlogue, R. (1981, Oct 16). TWP's postal play doesn't deliver. The Globe and Mail Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/twps-postal-play-doesnt-deliver/docview/386744250/se-2