Blunt, Giles

Giles Blunt is a Canadian author, born in North Bay, Ontario, to English parents. He attended Scollard Hall, a Catholic primary school, and Algonquin Composite after which he read English literature at the University of Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975. He also wrote poetry in his spare time; some of his poems were published in Canadian magazines, which led to a job as a film and television scriptwriter. In 1980, he moved to New York City with his girlfriend, Janna Eggebeen, who later became professor of history of art. The couple were married in 1994.