- Honored in 1996 with France's highest award for artistic achievement, a Knighthood in the Order of Arts and Letters.
- Married briefly to Canadian actress Janet Reid. Lived his final years in France with his domestic partner, William Arvin..
- Author of 12 novels, 2 short story collections, 2 memoirs and 4 plays, with another, ''Shadows,'' nearing completion.
- One of Canada's best-selling and most honored authors.
- Won every major Canadian literary award.
- He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on December 23, 1985 for his services to Canadian Literature.
- His play, "Elizabeth Rex" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production (Large).
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