E. M. Granger Bennett | |
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| Born | Ethel Mary Granger |
| Died | April 19, 1988 |
| Occupation | novelist, non-fiction |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1950s-1960s |
| Notable works | Short of the Glory |
| Spouse | Harold Bennett |
Ethel Mary (E. M.) Granger Bennett (died April 19, 1988) [1] was a Canadian writer, best known for her Ryerson Fiction Award-winning novel Short of the Glory. [2]
Born in England as Ethel Mary Granger, she was raised in Collingwood, Ontario. [3] After completing high school, she spent several years teaching in a small two-room elementary school near Collingwood, and writing for the local newspaper, to save money to attend the University of Toronto. [3] She graduated from the university's Victoria College in 1915 with a degree in modern languages. [3] After World War I, she married academic Harold Bennett, who would later go on to become president of Victoria College [2] and Laurentian University. [3]
Bennett taught languages, including French and German, at various institutions including the University of Toronto and the Ontario Ladies' College. [1] She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1931. [1]
She published three historical fiction novels: Land for Their Inheritance (1955), A Straw in the Wind (1958) and Short of the Glory (1960). [3] All three novels dealt with the settlement and development of New France. [3]
Later in life, she took a doctorate in sacred literature from Victoria College. [3]
She died on April 19, 1988, in Toronto, Ontario, at age 96 according to The Globe and Mail [3] or 97 according to the Toronto Star . [1]
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