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- Morley Torgov was born on December 3, 1927 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988), On Camera (1954) and A Good Place to Come From (1980). He was married to Anna Pearl Cohen. He died on July 19, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- SpouseAnna Pearl Cohen(1952 - July 19, 2026) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Father of Sarah Torgov.
- Originally a lawyer, he took up writing as a hobby in adulthood and went on to win several literary awards while continuing his career in law.
- Spun stories of growing up Jewish in small-town Ontario into award-winning works of humour.
- Best known for "The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick," which in 1983 won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
- Wrote and published eight books.
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