About Richard Labonté
Lived 1949 – 2022 (aged 72–73). Richard Labonté was a Canadian literary critic, film critic, journalist and writer.
Richard Labonté (1949 – March 20, 2022) was a Canadian writer and editor, best known as the editor or co-editor of numerous anthologies of LGBT literature.
Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Labonté studied English and political science at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he was an editor for The Charlatan.
Labonté and his husband, Asa Dean Liles, moved back to Canada in 2001 and were living on Bowen Island in British Columbia at the time of his death.
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Who was Richard Labonté?
Canadian writer and editor
When was Richard Labonté born?
Richard Labonté was born in 1949 in Edmonton.
When did Richard Labonté die?
Richard Labonté died in 2022.
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Richard Labonté was a literary critic, film critic, journalist and writer.
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Richard Labonté was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Richard Labonté. https://biography.guide/richard-labonte/
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