Robert Harlow (writer)

Robert Harlow (born November 19, 1923) is a Canadian writer and former academic,[1] best known for his 1972 novel Scann.[2]

Background

Harlow was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, but raised primarily in Prince George.

He served in the military during World War II as a bomber pilot,[2] and then attended the University of British Columbia and the University of Iowa.[2] He worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1951 to 1965, much of that time as the director of radio operations for British Columbia.[2] He joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 as head of its creative writing program.[2] He married Margaret Latremouille, and was stepfather to broadcaster and actor Fred Latremouille, Margaret's son from her prior marriage.[3]

Writing

His debut novel Royal Murdoch (1962) was the first of what is called his Linden Trilogy, set in the fictional small British Columbia town of Linden.[4] The other two novels in the trilogy were A Gift of Echoes (1965)[5] and Scann. His later novels were Making Arrangements (1978),[6] Paul Nolan (1983),[7] Felice: A Travelogue (1985),[8] The Saxophone Winter (1988)[9] and Necessary Dark (2002).[10]

He was also the writer of the screenplay for Larry Kent's 1965 film When Tomorrow Dies.[11]

In 2001, he was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Vancouver Public Library and BC Bookworld.[12]

In the 2000s, with all of his novels out of print, he republished them all through Xlibris.

References
  1. "Blunt words from the West Coast". The Globe and Mail, June 9, 1973.
  2. "Robert Harlow". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 2, 2008.
  3. "Radio host a staple of Vancouver airwaves: Disc jockey and TV personality was a standout for his cool insouciance as he rubbed elbows with rock royalty and politicians". The Globe and Mail, March 21, 2015.
  4. "Novel Illuminates National Tensions". The Globe and Mail, December 29, 1962.
  5. "A problem of acoustics". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1965.
  6. "Making Arrangements". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 1978.
  7. "Good points outweigh bad in tale of Paul Nolan". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 1978.
  8. "Travelling marriage". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1986.
  9. "Book's musical motif sounds a poignant note". The Globe and Mail, May 12, 1988.
  10. "Summer passages: In the Strait of Georgia, where island time means lots of time for reading, here's what some islanders will be digging in to". Vancouver Sun, June 15, 2002.
  11. Jack Moore, "Maybe he IS a genius". The Province, August 14, 1965.
  12. "Kudos". Vancouver Sun, September 4, 2001.


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