Farley Mowat
Born: 1921-05-12 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2014-05-06
Known For: Writing
Biography
Farley McGill Mowat, OC (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer (1952) and Never Cry Wolf (1963). The latter, an account of his experiences with wolves in the Arctic, was made into a film of the same name released in 1983. For his body of work as a writer he won the annual Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature in 1970.
Filmography
2009
- Finding Farley as Self
2008
- Pirate for the Sea as Self
2003
- The Snow Walker ... (Writer)
1992
1990
- Lost in the Barrens ... (Novel)
1983
- Never Cry Wolf ... (Author)
1981
- A Whale for the Killing ... (Author)
1971
- Angus as Narrator (voice)