Morley Torgov BA

Bachelor of Arts

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, LLB

Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...

, DLitt

Doctor of Letters

Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree, often a higher doctorate which is frequently awarded as an honorary degree in recognition of outstanding scholarship or other merits.-Commonwealth:...

 (born 3 December 1927 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...

) is a Canadian

Canada

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 novelist, humorist and lawyer

Lawyer

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. He remains a partner in the Toronto-based legal firm Olch, Torgov, Cohen LLP.

He studied law in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 at Osgoode Hall

Osgoode Hall

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, formally becoming a lawyer in 1954. Laurentian University

Laurentian University

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 in Sudbury, Ontario

Ontario

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 awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters

Doctor of Letters

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 degree in 1990.

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick is a 1990 Canadian film based on the novel by Morley Torgov.-Plot:The story is about a young Jewish boy from a small Manitoba community who has an overbearing family. To make matters more difficult, he likes a Christian girl, whom he later competes with in a...

was a 1988 film based on his 1982 novel.

Torgov is the father of former actress and current artist Sarah Torgov

Sarah Torgov

Sarah Torgov is a Canadian actress who was born in Toronto. She appeared in popular movies in the 1980s, including Meatballs, If You Could See What I Hear, American Gothic, The July Group, and Drying Up The Streets...

 who appeared in the movies Meatballs

Meatballs (film)

Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It is noted for the first film appearance of Bill Murray in a starring role and for launching Reitman into a distinguished career of financially successful comedies including Stripes and Ghostbusters , both starring Murray...

 and American Gothic

American Gothic (film)

American Gothic is a 1988 horror film written by Burt Wetanson and Michael Vines and directed by John Hough. It stars Rod Steiger, Yvonne DeCarlo and Michael J. Pollard.-Plot:...

 among others.

Awards and recognition

• 1975: winner, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
  Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
  The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is an annual literary award presented to the best work of humorous literature in English by a Canadian writer. The award is a tribute to well-known Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock , and is accompanied by a cash prize of $15,000...
  
  , A Good Place to Come From
• 1977: finalist, Books in Canada First Novel Award
  Books in Canada First Novel Award
  The Amazon.ca First Novel Award, formerly the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a literary award given annually to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada. It has been awarded since 1976....
  
  , The Abramsky Variations
• 1983: winner, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
  Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
  The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is an annual literary award presented to the best work of humorous literature in English by a Canadian writer. The award is a tribute to well-known Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock , and is accompanied by a cash prize of $15,000...
  
  , The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

External links

• Famous Canadians: Morley Torgov, accessed 22 July 2006
• Beverley Slopen Literary Agency: Morley Torgov, accessed 22 July 2006
• Olch, Torgov, Cohen: Morley Torgov profile, accessed 22 July 2006
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Morley Torgov