Marian Engel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marian Engel

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 24-May-1933

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1985

Profession: writer, university teacher, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Marian Ruth Engel, , (née Passmore; May 24, 1933 – February 16, 1985) was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada.
Her most famous and controversial novel was Bear (1976), a tale of erotic love between a librarian and a bear.