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Fiction writer, playwright, and professor, Robertson Davies was one of Canada’s literary giants.

Born in Thamesville, Ontario on August 28, , Robertson Davies was the youngest of three sons.

His father, a publisher and Liberal senator, was William Rupert Davies.

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His mother, a strict Presbyterian, was Florence Sheppard McKay Davies.

Davies spent much of his childhood in the city of Kingston, where his father owned a local newspaper. For preparatory schooling, he attended Colborne College, the very same college that is showcased in his famous Deptford trilogy (Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders).

Concerning his schoolwork, Robertson described himself as “hopeless in mathematics,” but he thankfully excelled at theatre and literature. He attended Queen’s University in Kingston, and remained involved in the theatre there.

After receiving his in , Davies joined a prominent theatre company i