Morley Torgov BA, LLB, DLitt is a Canadian novelist, humorist and lawyer. He was a partner in the Toronto-based legal firm Olch, Torgov, Cohen LLP. He studied law in Toronto at Osgoode Hall, formally becoming a lawyer in 1954. Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in 1990. The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick was a 1988 film based on his 1982 novel. His short story collection A Good Place To Come From was made into a TV series. Torgov is the father of former actress and current artist Sarah Torgov who appeared in the movies Meatballs and American Gothic among others. 

December 3rd, 1927 in (Age 96)