John Diefenbaker

Overview

Popular Culture

Quotes

The Right HonourableJohn Diefenbaker
Personal Details
Born	18 September 1895
Died	16 August 1979
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Prime Minister of Canada (1957-1963) Leader of Progressive Conservative Party (1957-1967)
Political Party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Edna Diefenbaker Olive Diefenbaker
Residence	24 Sussex Drive

John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA (18 September 1895 - 16 August 1979) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 13th Prime Minister of Canada. He served from 1957-1963.

Popular Culture

Appearances

Variants

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1988	John Diefenbaker	Canada for Canadians	Portrayed by Terrence Slater.
1997	John Diefenbaker	Driving Off the Map, author Sharon MacFarlane	A woman absconds with a limousine alongside the ghost of Diefenbaker.
1997	John George Diefenbaker	The Arrow, CBC Television miniseries	Portrayed by Robert Haley. Dwight Eisenhower was portrayed by Michael Moriarty.
2006	John Diefenbaker	Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story	Portrayed by Paul Gross. Andy Jones portrayed Mackenzie King.
2008	John Diefenbaker	The Mystery of the Moonlight Murder: An Early Adventure of John Diefenbaker, author Roderick Benns	Takes place during Diefenbaker's childhood.

Parodies

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1967	Moses Bulstrode	Return of the Sphinx, author Hugh MacLennan	Bulstrode is a parody of Diefenbaker.

Mentions

Year	Name	Appearances	Notes
1975	"Dief"	Dief Will be the Chief Again, single, Stringband	A song written about a return to office by Diefenbaker. Diefenbaker himself said of first hearing it, "As a connoisseur of good music, I was simply delighted," though he later cooled to the song, for reasons writer Bob Bossin never discovered.
1994-1999	Diefenbaker	Due South	Benton Fraser's dog is named for the Prime Minister.
1995	John Diefenbaker	Callahan's Legacy, author Spider Robinson	Doc Webster cites Diefenbaker as an example of an ugly person he'd met.
1999	Mr. Diefenbaker	Wayne & Shuster: The First Hundred Years	A clip show of various material performed by comedians Wayne & Shuster. A sketch depicting a fictionalized version of the first meeting of Wayne and Shuster, Shuster's manager introduces Shuster as "the funniest man in Canada". Wayne then approaches Shuster and says, "It's an honour to meet you, Mr. Diefenbaker!"

Quotes

See John Diefenbaker/Quotes.

Links

• John Diefenbaker on Wikipedia
• John Diefenbaker on the Canadian Encyclopedia
• John Diefenbaker on IMDB