QuickSketch of Canadian author Farley Mowat

TORONTO – A look at the life of Canadian author Farley Mowat, who died Tuesday at age 92.

Born: May 12, 1921, in Belleville, Ont.

Early Life: Mowat grew up in Windsor, Ont., and Saskatoon.

Writing: Mowat wrote more than 40 books, including several memoirs and children’s novels. Among his best-known works are “Never Cry Wolf” (1963), a fictional narrative about Mowat living among wolves in sub-arctic Canada, “Lost in the Barrens” (1956), which follows a Cree Indian boy and a Canadian orphan’s adventures in the Arctic and “The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be” (1957) and “Owls in the Family” (1961), memoirs about his childhood.

Awards: Mowat was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal in 1956, the Governor General’s Award for “Lost in the Barrens” in 1956, the Leacock Medal for Humour for “The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float” in 1970, the Order of Canada in 1981 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2003. He was inducted into the Canada Walk of Fame in 2010.

Military Service: During the Second World War, Mowat fought in Italy and Sicily with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.

Quote: “I am a non-fiction writer who never allows a fact to get in the way of a good story.” — Mowat, quoted on his author page on publisher Random House’s website.