Canadian novelist, broadcaster Morley Callaghan was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on February 22, 1903.

“He was, in a way, a founding father and patron saint of our national literature … The Margaret Atwoods, Timothy Findlays and Alice Munros who succeeded him . . . owe him a debt of gratitude.”
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star’s literary critic

Morley Callaghan
Stamp from the 50th Anniversary of the National Library of Canada series
Issued in 2003 by Canada Post
Designer: Katalin Kovats

Recipient of numerous awards and prizes, Callaghan received the 1951 Governor General’s Award for The Loved and the Lost. Possibly because of his speculations about time and eternity, Canadians have not always been friendly to Callaghan, but in the larger world of literature he remains a classic. Besides many honours and citations, he received the Royal Bank Award and was a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Morley Callaghan | The Canadian Encyclopedia