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Robertson Davies was a Canadian writer, novelist, reporter, and playwright. Born William Davies on August 28, 1913, he worked primarily in Toronto and wrote in English. His field of work included fiction literature. He was educated at Upper Canada College, Queen's University, and Balliol College. Davies was employed by the University of Toronto.
He received several awards, including the Molson Prize, the Order of Ontario, the Lorne Pierce Medal, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Canada. He was nominated for the Booker Prize and the Hammett Prize. His notable works include *At My Heart's Core*, *The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks*, *Tempest Tost*, *Cunning Man*, and *The Personal Art*.
Davies died of a myocardial infarction on December 2, 1995, in Orangeville. His archives are held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. He was an Anglican.
Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913-08-28
- Died
- 1995-12-02
- Works
- 232
Top works
- At My Heart's Core
- The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
- Tempest Tost
- Cunning Man
- The Personal Art
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Canada
- Active from
- 1913
- Active to
- 1995
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19
- Total plays
- 173
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1913-08-28 ) 28 August 1913, Thamesville, Ontario , Canada
- Died
- 2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) (aged 82), Orangeville, Ontario , Canada
- Occupation
- Journalist, playwright, professor, critic, novelist
- Alma mater
- Queen's University (did not graduate), Balliol College, Oxford
- Genre
- Novels, plays, essays and reviews
- Notable works
- The Deptford Trilogy , The Cornish Trilogy , The Salterton Trilogy
- Spouse
- Brenda Ethel Davies (m. 1940, 1917–2013)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Davies
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of death
- Orangeville
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Employer
- University of Toronto
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Image
- Robertson Davies (Canadian author and journalist).jpg
- Work location
- Toronto
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1913-08-28
- date of death
- 1995-12-02
- nominated for
- Hammett Prize
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Robertson Davies
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
William Robertson Davies (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto.
Biography
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