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- Died
- Robertson Davies was born on August 28, 1913 in Thamesville, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for First Person (1960), Encounter (1952) and Teleplay (1976). He died on December 3, 1995 in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.
- Celebrated Canadian author
- He was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on December 22, 1972 for his services to Canadian Literature.
- Pictured on a Canadian permanent rate commemorative postage stamp celebrating the centenary of his birth, issued 28 August 2013. Price on day of issue was 63¢.
- Canada was settled, in the main, by people with a lower middle-class outlook, and a respect, rather than an affectionate familiarity, for the things of the mind.
- Better a noble lie than a miserable truth.
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