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Cory Doctorow

Name in Native Language: "Cory Efram Doctorow" (English/EN)
Journalist / Writer / Author / Website Content Writer | * 07/17/1971 (52) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Cory Efram Doctorow (born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | History

Awards & Nominations for Cory Doctorow

EFF Pioneer Award Astounding Award for Best New Writer Locus Award for Best First Novel John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Theodore Sturgeon Award Fulbright Program 3x Prometheus Award Inkpot Award Nebula Award for Best Novelette Locus Award for Best Short Story Locus Award for Best First Novel 2x Nebula Award for Best Novel Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Hugo Award for Best Novelette Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Hugo Award for Best Novel Hugo Award for Best Novella
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Movies with Cory Doctorow as Actor(5)

as himself2024 Hacking at Leaves
as himself2014 The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
as himself2014 The IT Crowd Manual
as himself2013 InRealLife
as himself2008 RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

TV Shows/Series with Cory Doctorow as Actor(1)

as himself2006 The IT Crowd

Additional Information

Full Name: Cory Efram Doctorow
Born: Saturday, 07/17 1971 (July) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) (current age: 52 years + 278 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN), Canadian English
Educated at: Avondale Secondary Alternative School
Employer: The Open University, University of Southern California, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Boing Boing
Spouses (current/former): Alice Taylor
Father: Gordon Doctorow
Influenced by/Role models: William Gibson, George Orwell, Isaac Asimov
Cory Doctorow frequently works together with these people:
Graham Linehan (9x, Crew)
Brian Knappenberger (6x, Crew)
Brett Gaylor (6x, Crew)
Peter Serafinowicz (3x, Actor)
Lewis Macleod (3x, Actor)
Ash Atalla (3x, Crew)
Johannes Grenzfurthner (3x, Crew)
Mila Aung-Thwin (2x, Crew)
Lawrence Lessig (2x, Actor)
Beeban Kidron (2x, Crew)
Joanna Hanley (2x, Crew)
Mark Ellam (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:126198, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024