Robert Harlow (born November 19, 1923) is a Canadian writer and former academic,"Blunt words from the West Coast". The Globe and Mail, June 9, 1973. best known for his 1972 novel Scann."Robert Harlow". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 2, 2008.
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, and then attended the University of British Columbia and the University of Iowa. He worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1951 to 1965, much of that time as the director of radio operations for British Columbia. He joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 as head of its creative writing program. He married Margaret Latremouille, and was stepfather to broadcaster and actor Fred Latremouille, Margaret's son from her prior marriage."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.
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."Novel Illuminates National Tensions". The Globe and Mail, December 29, 1962. The other two novels in the trilogy were A Gift of Echoes (1965)"A problem of acoustics". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1965. and Scann. His later novels were Making Arrangements (1978),"Making Arrangements". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 1978. Paul Nolan (1983),"Good points outweigh bad in tale of Paul Nolan". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 1978. Felice: A Travelogue (1985),"Travelling marriage". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1986. The Saxophone Winter (1988)"Book's musical motif sounds a poignant note". The Globe and Mail, May 12, 1988. and Necessary Dark (2002)."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.
He was also the writer of the screenplay for Larry Kent's 1965 film When Tomorrow Dies.Jack Moore, "Maybe he IS a genius". The Province, August 14, 1965.
In 2001, he was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Vancouver Public Library and BC Bookworld."Kudos". Vancouver Sun, September 4, 2001.
In the 2000s, with all of his novels out of print, he republished them all through Xlibris.
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Archives of Robert Harlow (Robert Harlow fonds, R11745) are held at Library and Archives Canada