Timothy Findley was born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto, Ontario. He was the second of three sons to Allan Gilmour Findley, stockbroker and investment counselor and Margaret Maude Findley (nee Bull). Findley's marriage to actress and photographer Janet Reid in 1959 lasted until divorce two years later. (Toy 258) While completing his novel The Last of the Crazy People in 1963, Findley met William Whitehead and to date lives with him at Stone Orchard, a farm near Cannington Ontario. Findley's own exploration of his sexuality gives the novels, books, and plays he writes a personal touch of discovery whether it be sexual or spiritual. Even though persecuted by democrats for his homosexuality and lifestyle, Findley understands his reader's feelings and suits his novels towards these controversial subjects. Findley's body of work has brought him both critical and popular acclaim.…
