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Paul Quarrington
Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator (1953–2010)
Paul Quarrington | |
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Born | (1953-07-22)July 22, 1953 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Died | January 21, 2010(2010-01-21) (aged 56) Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
Occupation | Novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician, educator |
Genre | Humour |
Notable works | Whale Music, King Leary, The Ravine |
Notable awards | 1989 Governor General's Award for Fiction for Whale Music and winner of the 1988 Stephen Leacock Award for King Leary |
Paul Lewis Quarrington (July 22, 1953 – January 21, 2010) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator.[2]
Background
Born in Toronto as the middle of three sons in the family of four of Bruce Quarrington,[3] he was raised in the district of Don Mills and studied at the University of Toronto but dropped out after less than two years of stu