Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913 at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 2, 1995 at Orangeville, Ontario) 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.

Awards and recognition

• Won the Dominion Drama Festival Award for best Canadian play in 1948 for Eros at Breakfast.
• Won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1955 for Leaven of Malice.
• Won the Lorne Pierce Medal for his literary achievements in 1961.
• Won the Governor-General's Literary Award in the English language fiction category in 1972 for The Manticore.
• Short-listed for the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1986 for What's Bred in the Bone.
• First Canadian to become an Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
• Companion of the Order of Canada.