Michael Ondaatje Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (/ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː/; born September 12, 1943), is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet. He won the Booker Prize for his novel The English Patient (1992), which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. It won multiple Academy Awards.
The character name, 'Kip', was apparently his nickname at his school, Dulwich College. This was a reference to cooking oil stains on his exercise books which reminded the wags among his fellow pupils of kipper fish which were canned in such oil.
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He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on July 11, 1988 for his services to Canadian Literature.
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Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 346-351. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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He and wife Linda Spalding edit the bi-annual literary journal, Brick (www.brickmag.com)
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Awarded the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, the Prix Medicis, the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize for his novel, "Anil's Ghost"
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Father was Dutch; Mother was Ceylonese.
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Holds a BA from the University of Toronto and an MA from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
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Emigrated to Canada in 1962.
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Taught at York University (Toronto)
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His brother, Christopher, was a member of the 1964 Canadian Olympic Bobsled team.
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Won the 1992 Booker Prize for his novel 'The English Patient'.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Coming Through Slaughter
novel announced
Shadow Pleasures
2004
TV Movie
Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler
2004
Short poem: The Cinnamon Peeler
Elimination Dance
1998
Short
The English Patient
1996
novel
The Offering
1966
additional dialogue
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Elimination Dance
1998
Short
The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show
1974
The Sons of Captain Poetry
1970
Documentary short
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Yesno
2010
Short voice
Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler
2004
Short
Narrator (voice)
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shadow Pleasures
2004
TV Movie script writer
Gambling, Gods and LSD
2002
Documentary editorial input
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show
1974
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Offering
1966
producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Churano
2012
Short special thanks
Stories We Tell
2012
Documentary thanks
Away from Her
2006
special thanks
Ararat
2002
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Al Purdy Was Here
2015
Documentary
Himself (voice)
Bruce Cockburn Pacing the Cage
2012
Documentary
Himself
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
2012
Documentary
Himself
Tavis Smiley
2007
TV Series
Himself
Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
No More Tears Sister
2005
Documentary
Narrator
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
2005
Documentary
Himself
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Nulle part ailleurs
2000
TV Series
Himself
Charlie Rose
1996-2000
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
1997
TV Special
Himself - discussing Saul Zaentz (pre-recorded) (voice)
Poetry in Motion
1982
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1999
CinemAvvenire Award
Torino Film Festival
Best International Short Film
Elimination Dance (1998)
1997
USC Scripter Award
USC Scripter Award
The English Patient (1996)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1999
Genie
Genie Awards
Best Live Action Short
Elimination Dance (1998)
1999
Prize of the City of Torino
Torino Film Festival
Best Short Film
Elimination Dance (1998)
Known for movies
The English Patient (1996) as Writer
Elimination Dance (1998) as Writer
The Offering (1966) as Writer
Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant (2006) as Himself
$1 Million
