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Obituary: Clive Spiegel '80
John Clive Spiegel ’80, respected psychiatrist, neurologist, teacher, author, actor and, most recently, amateur stand-up comic, passed away quietly on August 7, 2014, after a long and valiant battle with brain cancer. Clive was born in Montreal, Quebec on April 17, 1964, to Vera and Colin Spiegel. From his early years at the Selwyn House School, he displayed a passion for classical music and theatre. In fact, after completing his Honours degree in Psychology at McGill University, he moved to London, UK, to study acting at the Mountview Theatre School. This was followed by a year at the University of South Dakota's renowned Directing program. Upon his return to Canada, he continued to act and direct, before realizing that his true calling was in medicine. On the recommendation of his much-loved stepfather, Louis Robichaud, he applied to medical school in Laval, Quebec, where he completed the entire program in the French language. Through his studies there and his early work in Psychology, Clive felt his talents and interest lay in the fields of neurology and psychiatry. He was right. After attending the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program, in New York, he opened up a busy practice in Manhasset, where he specialized in Neuropsychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine. Clive was also Medical Director for Behavioural Health at the Morris Heights Health Centre, as well as a respected author, instructor, and popular lecturer at psychiatric conventions across the country. Clive is survived by his loving mother and constant supporter Vera; devoted wife Jackie and children Kyle and Alexandra. He will also be sadly missed by Aunts Agi and Eva; cousins George, Judith, Ron, Jeff, Patty and Kathy as well as the many, many patients, who he helped with his brilliance, patience, humour and indomitable spirit. Montreal Gazette
