Author. He was a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Buckler wrote two of the most carefully crafted novels in English-Canadian literature, "The Mountain and the Valley" in 1952 and "The Cruelest Month" in 1963. Dr. Buckler received his B.A. with distinction in mathematics from Dalhousie University in 1929 and an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1930. After working for an insurance company for five years, he returned, due to a decline in health in 1936, to his family's farm to write for a living. He wrote contributing articles and short stories for United States and Canadian magazines, such as "Esquire" from 1938 to 1941, "Saturday Night" from 1940 to 1948, and "MacLean's" from 1948 to 1951. He also wrote many scripts for CBC radio from 1940 to 1955. Besides honorary degrees, he received three Canada Council grants, the President's Medal for Best Canadian Short Story in 1957 and 1958, the first prize in MacLean's fiction contest in 1948, the Canadian Centennial medal for "valuable service to the nation" in 1967, and the Order of Canada in 1974. He received the Stephen Leacock award and the Hudson's Bay Company Award in 1978.
Author. He was a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Buckler wrote two of the most carefully crafted novels in English-Canadian literature, "The Mountain and the Valley" in 1952 and "The Cruelest Month" in 1963. Dr. Buckler received his B.A. with distinction in mathematics from Dalhousie University in 1929 and an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1930. After working for an insurance company for five years, he returned, due to a decline in health in 1936, to his family's farm to write for a living. He wrote contributing articles and short stories for United States and Canadian magazines, such as "Esquire" from 1938 to 1941, "Saturday Night" from 1940 to 1948, and "MacLean's" from 1948 to 1951. He also wrote many scripts for CBC radio from 1940 to 1955. Besides honorary degrees, he received three Canada Council grants, the President's Medal for Best Canadian Short Story in 1957 and 1958, the first prize in MacLean's fiction contest in 1948, the Canadian Centennial medal for "valuable service to the nation" in 1967, and the Order of Canada in 1974. He received the Stephen Leacock award and the Hudson's Bay Company Award in 1978.
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