Don Bailey

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Deathday 2003-08-07 (0 years old)

Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As Donald Gilbert Bailey

Don Bailey

Biography

Novelist, Poet, Storyteller, Television and Film Writer. Donald Gilbert Bailey, a Toronto native raised in foster care, left school after eighth grade. His writing journey began during a 1960s prison sentence for bank robbery, where he studied journalism. Post-release, Bailey excelled as a versatile writer—novelist, poet, playwright, and screenwriter. He formed a lasting friendship with renowned Canadian author Margaret Laurence until her 1987 passing. Committed to rehabilitation, Bailey managed halfway homes in Winnipeg and Peterborough, advocating for inmates' support upon release and family unity. He wrote several radio & television plays, among them Nightfall (CBC, 1980); Shared Accommodation (CBC, 1980), All Sales Final (played at the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto). He authored over 15 books, earning accolades like the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction for "A Stranger to Myself." His memoir "Memories of Margaret" was a 1990 Toronto Book Award finalist, while "Homeless Heart: Persona Poems" won the Canadian Authors Association's silver medal for best poetry in 1990.

Known For

Writer

1988
1978
Seer Was Here

as Writer

1977
For The Record

as Writer