Farley Mowat was born on May 12, 1921 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada as Farley McGill Mowat. He was a writer, known for The Snow Walker (2003), Never Cry Wolf (1983) and Lost in the Barrens (1990). He was married to Claire Wheeler and Francis Thornhill. He died on May 6, 2014 in Port Hope, Ontario.