Stuart Trueman was born on 6 November 1911 in Saint John, New Brunswick. After graduating from high school, he began working for the Telegraph Journal and Evening Times Globe, first as an office clerk, then as a cartoonist and sports writer. In 1951, he became editor-in-chief, a position he held until his retirement in 1971, and he continued to write weekly columns for the newspaper until 1993. In addition to his books, Trueman wrote more than 300 articles which were published in Canadian and American magazines. He died on 23 April 1995 at Saint John.

Books by Stuart Trueman

	1955 Cousin Elva
	1966 The Ordeal of John Gyles; being an account of his adventures, strange deliverances etc. as a slave of the Maliseets
	1968 You're Only as Old as You Act
	1970 An Intimate History of New Brunswick
	1972 My Life as a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
	1973 Fascinating World of New Brunswick
	1975 Ghosts, Pirates, and Treasure Trove: The Phantoms That Haunt New Brunswick
	1976 The Wild Life I've Led
	1979 Tall Tales and True Tales From Down East: Eerie Experiences, Heroic Exploits, Extraordinary Personalities, Ancient Legends and Folklore From New Brunswick and Elsewhere in the Maritimes
	1981 The Colour of New Brunswick (with photographer Bill Brooks)
	1982 Don't Let Them Smell the Lobsters Cooking
	1983 Favourite Recipes from Old New Brunswick Kitchens (with Mildred Trueman)
	1984 Life's Odd Moments
	1986 Mildred Trueman's New Brunswick Heritage Cookbook: with age-old cures and medications, Atlantic fishermen's weather portents and superstitions (with Mildred Trueman)
	1989 Add Ten Years to Your Life: A Canadian Humorist Looks at Florida
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Awards

• Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
  • 1969 – You're Only as Old as You Act – Winner

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Added 12 March 2006.
Updated 07 January 2012.