Julie Allan is professor of education and deputy head of the School of Education at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Ted Allan (1916-1995) was a playwright, actor, screenwriter, novelist, and biographer. A dedicated Young Communist, Allan's works include This Time a Better Earth(1939) and Love Is a Long Shot(1984), which won the Stephen Leacock Award. The Scalpel, the Sword: The Story of Doctor Norman Bethune(1952) is his best-known work.Sydney Gordon (1915-1984) was a childhood friend and collaborator of Ted Allan in Montreal.