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Lishman, William

LC control no.n 95053720
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Personal name headingLishman, William
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Variant(s)Lishman, Bill
Associated countryCanada
Birth date1939-02-12
Death date2017-12-30
Place of birthToronto (Ont.)
Place of deathPort Perry (Ont.)
Field of activityBirds--Migration
Profession or occupationAir pilots
Found inFather Goose, 1966: CIP t.p. (Bill Lishman) galley (a sculptor of int'l reputation, live in Ontario, Can.) bk. t.p. (William Lishman)
The new Father Goose, 2002: t.p. (William Lishman)
The globe and mail, 4 January 2018, online, viewed 24 August 2018 (Bill Lishman, who taught birds migration routes with his ultralight aircraft and served as the basis for the 1996 Hollywood film Fly away home, died at his home on Dec. 30 of leukemia; born Feb. 12, 1939, in Toronto; founded Operation Migration, a non-profit that formed out of the bird project; lived in Pickering before moving to Port Perry in 1988; artist (mainly metal sculptures), inventor, designer, filmmaker, public speaker, environmental activist)
Amicus database, 24 August 2018 (authorized access point (0074E8051): Lishman, Bill; variant access point: Lishman, William)