Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC , O. Ont. (October 30, 1930 - June 21, 2002) was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff, an acronym of his initials. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Template:Unsourced A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Findley was raised in the upper class Rosedale district of the city, attending boarding school at St. Andrew's College. He pursued a career in the arts, studying dance and acting, and had significant success as an actor before turning to writing. He was part of the original Stratford Festival company in the 1950s, acting alongside Alec Guinness, and appeared in the first production of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker at the Edinburgh Festival. He also played Peter Pupkin in the CBC Television adaptation of Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town in 1952, and had an uncredited minor role in the 1964 television film John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Rosedale is the name of more than one place. ... St. ... The Exterior of the Straford Festival The Stratford Festival of Canada is a summer-long celebration of theatre. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Matchmaker is a play by Thornton Wilder based on an 1842 play by the Austrian playwright Johann Nestroy titled Einen Jux will er sich machen. ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... CBC Television is the primary English language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. ...

Findley was briefly married to actress Janet Reid, but the marriage was subsequently annulled. In 1951, he met writer William Whitehead, who remained Findley's partner for the remainder of his life. Findley and Whitehead also collaborated on several documentary projects in the 1970s. Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ... William Whitehead is a Canadian writer, actor and filmmaker. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Through Wilder, Findley became a close friend of actress Ruth Gordon, whose work as a screenwriter and playwright inspired Findley to consider writing as well. After Findley published his first short story in the Tamarack Review, Gordon encouraged him to pursue writing more actively, and he eventually left acting in the 1960s. Ruth Gordon (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress and screenwriter who was perhaps best known for her role as the oversolicitous neighbor in Roman Polanskis adaptation of Ira Levins novel Rosemarys Baby, for which she won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting... The Tamarack Review was a Canadian literary magazine, published from 1956 to 1982. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Findley's first two novels, The Last of the Crazy People (1967) and The Butterfly Plague (1969), were originally published in Britain and the United States after having been rejected by Canadian publishers. Findley's third novel, The Wars, was published to great acclaim in 1977 and went on to win the Governor General's Award for fiction. It was adapted for film in 1981. Since their creation in 1937, the Governor Generals Literary Awards have become one of Canadas most prestigious prizes, awarded in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Childrens Literature-Text, Childrens Literature-Illustration, and Translation. ...

Timothy Findley received a Governor General's Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award, an ACTRA Award, the Order of Ontario, the Ontario Trillium Award, and in 1985 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was a founding member and chair of the Writers' Union of Canada, and a president of the Canadian chapter of PEN International. ACTRA is a Canadian organization representing performers in English-language media. ... The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre: fiction, non-fiction, drama, childrens books, and poetry. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

His writing, typical of the Southern Ontario Gothic genre, was heavily influenced by Jungian psychology, and mental illness, gender and sexuality were frequent recurring themes in his work. His characters often carried dark personal secrets, and were often conflicted — sometimes to the point of psychosis — by these burdens. Southern Ontario Gothic is a sub-genre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario. ... Carl Jungs autobiographical work Memories , Dreams, Reflections, Fontana edition Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875, Kesswil, – June 6, 1961, Küsnacht) (IPA: ) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology. ... Mental illness (or emotional disability, cognitive dysfunction) is a broad generic label for a category of illnesses that may include affective or emotional instability, behavioral dysregulation, and/or cognitive dysfunction or impairment. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the issues and phenomena pertaining to human sexual function and behavior. ... Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. ...

Findley and Whitehead resided at Stone Orchard, a farm near Cannington, Ontario, and in the south of France. Findley was honoured by the French government, who declared him a "Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres". Cannington is a small village located in Ontario, Canada in Brock Township, which sits in the Northern section of the Regional Municipality of Durham. ...

Findley was also the author of several dramas for television and stage. Elizabeth Rex, his most successful play, premiered at the Stratford Festival of Canada to rave reviews and won a Governor General's award. Shadows, first performed in 2001, was his last completed work. Findley was also an active mentor to a number of young Canadian writers, including Marnie Woodrow and Elizabeth Ruth. Elizabeth Rex is a play by Timothy Findley. ... The Exterior of the Straford Festival The Stratford Festival of Canada is a summer-long celebration of theatre. ... Marnie Woodrow (born 1969 in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian writer and journalist. ... Elizabeth Ruth is a Canadian novelist. ...

In the final years of Findley's life, declining health led him to move his Canadian residence to Toronto, and Stone Orchard was purchased by Canadian dancer Rex Harrington. Rex Howard Harrington (born October 30, 1962) is a Canadian ballet dancer. ...

In 2002 he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Canadas Walk of Fame acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians. ...

Findley died on June 21, 2002 in Brignoles, France not far from his house in Cotignac. Brignoles is a town and commune of southeastern France, in the Var département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ...

Bibliography

Novels

• The Last of the Crazy People - 1967
• The Butterfly Plague - 1969
• The Wars - 1977 (translated into French as Guerres)
• Famous Last Words - 1981 (translated into French as Le Grand Elysium Hôtel)
• Not Wanted on the Voyage - 1984
• The Telling of Lies - 1986 (Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, 1989)
• Headhunter - 1993
• The Piano Man's Daughter - 1995
• You Went Away - 1996
• Pilgrim - 1999
• Spadework - 2001

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Short stories

• Dinner Along the Amazon - 1984
• Stones - 1988
• Dust to Dust - 1997

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Drama

• Don't Let the Angels Fall - 1969
• The Whiteoaks of Jalna - 1972
• The Newcomers - 1977
• Can You See Me Yet? - 1977
• The Stillborn Lover - 1993
• The Trials of Ezra Pound - 2000
• Elizabeth Rex - 2001
• Shadows - 2001

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Memoirs

• Inside Memory: Pages from a Writer's Workbook - 1990
• From Stone Orchard - 1998
• Journeyman: Travels of a Writer - 2004

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External links

• Order of Canada Citation