Lester B. Pearson



First NameLester
Middle NameB.
Last NamePearson
Age75 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 23, 1897
Date of DeathDecember 27, 1972
Height6' 1" (185 cm)
Star SignTaurus
Occupation CategoryPersonality

Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. He was the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 22 April 1963, until 20 April 1968, as the head of two back-to-back minority governments following elections in 1963 and 1965.


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Filmography

Selected Lester B. Pearson film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2005
Jimmy MacDonald's Canada
Himself - Prime Minister of Canada

2004
The Greatest Canadian
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1973
Grierson
Himself

1969
Himself






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