- 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.
- Wrote for The Sault Daily Star (Canada) as a columnist and reporter from 1941 to 1946.
- Received an honorary doctor of letters from Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie in 1990.
- Studied law in Toronto at Osgoode Hall, formally becoming a lawyer in 1954.
- Was named to the Order of Canada in 2015.
- In 1975 his first book "A Good Place to Come From" won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
- In 1990 Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario awarded him an honorary doctor of letters.
- Partner in the Toronto-based legal firm Olch, Torgov, Cohen LLP.
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