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Michael Ondaatje
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Born
September 12
,
1943
·
Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
Birth name
Philip Michael Ondaatje
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Michael Ondaatje was born on September 12, 1943 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He is a writer and director, known for
The English Patient (1996)
,
Elimination Dance (1998)
and
The Offering (1966)
. He is married to Linda Spaulding.
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Linda Spaulding
(? - present)
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Taught at York University (Toronto)
Emigrated to Canada in 1962.
Father was Dutch; Mother was Ceylonese.
Won the 1992 Booker Prize for his novel 'The English Patient'.
His brother, Christopher, was a member of the 1964 Canadian Olympic Bobsled team.
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