Known For
Writing
Born
May 12, 1921
Died
May 06, 2014
Place of Birth
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Credits
9 titles
Farley Mowat
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.
Known For
Filmography
Finding Farley
Self
Pirate for the Sea
Self
The Snow Walker
Writer
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
Novel
Lost in the Barrens
Novel
Never Cry Wolf
Author
A Whale for the Killing
Author
Ten Million Books: An Introduction to Farley Mowat
Self
Angus
Narrator (voice)