- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAlfred Wellington Purdy
- Al Purdy was born on December 30, 1918 in Wooler, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for Shoestring Theatre (1959), At the Quinte Hotel (2005) and Al Purdy: A Sensitive Man (1988). He died on April 21, 2000 in Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
- Poet.
- He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 21, 1982 for his services to Canadian Literature.
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