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Farley Mowat

1921 - 2014

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Farley McGill Mowat, (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Farley Mowat is the 6,042nd most popular writer (down from 5,974th in 2019), the 613th most popular biography from Canada (down from 555th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among writers, Farley Mowat ranks 6,042 out of 7,302. Before him are Amy Tan, Can Dündar, Yury Kazakov, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Nedim Gürsel, and Nicholas Meyer. After him are Lin Carter, Aleksandr Volodin, Dmitri Prigov, August Alle, Katri Vala, and Danièle Sallenave.

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Among people born in 1921, Farley Mowat ranks 412. Before him are Bill Bright, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Kurt Marti, Cliff Barker, Mamie Till, and John Pritchard. After him are Sam Tingle, Donald Campbell, Walter Mirisch, Karel Husa, Ron Greenwood, and Ian Raby. Among people deceased in 2014, Farley Mowat ranks 467. Before him are Javier Guzmán, Dominique Baudis, Geoffrey Holder, Violetta Ferrari, Levente Lengyel, and Steven Sotloff. After him are Edmund Bruggmann, Ernest Mühlen, Maxine Kumin, Lynsey de Paul, Annemarie Buchner, and Çolpan İlhan.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Farley Mowat ranks 613 out of 1,622. Before him are Scotty Bowman (1933), Elmer Clifton (1890), Yvonne Brill (1924), Tom Thomson (1877), Robert Lepage (1957), and William Hope (1955). After him are Mike Bossy (1957), Tony Esposito (1943), Patrick Roy (1965), Alice Wilson (1881), Rob Gonsalves (1959), and Angela Hewitt (1958).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Farley Mowat ranks 39. Before him are Sven Delblanc (1931), Robertson Davies (1913), Élie Blanchard (1881), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), and George Woodcock (1912). After him are Robert Elsie (1950), Rachel Cusk (1967), Cory Doctorow (1971), Deborah Ellis (1960), Timothy Findley (1930), and John Ralston Saul (1947).

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