David Walker (author)

David Walker CM MBE
Born	9 February 1911 Dundee, Scotland
Died	5 March 1992(1992-03-05) (aged 81) St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	Scottish/Canadian
Period	1955 to 1984
Genre	Drama

David Harry Walker CM MBE (9 February 1911 – 5 March 1992) was a Canadian novelist. He was born in Dundee, Scotland, later moving to St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, where he began his career as a writer. His work has been made into films.

Biography

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David Walker married Willa Magee of Montreal on 27 July 1939. The couple had four sons.

Works

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• 1949 The Storm and The Silence
• 1950 Geordie
• 1952 The Pillar (also released as The Wire 1953)
• 1953 Digby
• 1955 Wee Geordie
• 1956 Harry Black
• 1957 Sandy was a Soldier's Boy
• 1958 Harry Black and the Tiger
• 1960 Where the High Winds Blow
• 1962 Dragon Hill
• 1962 Storm of Our Journey
• 1963 Amanita Pestilens
• 1964 Winter of Madness
• 1965 Mallabec
• 1966 Come Back, Geordie
• 1968 Devil's Plunge (also released as Cab-Intersec)
• 1969 Big Ben
• 1969 Pirate Rock
• 1972 The Lord's Pink Ocean
• 1973 Black Dougal
• 1976 Ash
• 1977 Pot of Gold
• 1984 Lean, Wind, Lean

Source: [Canadian Books and Authors]

References

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External links

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• title / UNB Archives and Special Collections - David Walker
• Canadian Books and Authors