Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | March 12, 1912 |
| Birth Place | Romania |
| Age | 108 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Jan 4, 2006 (age 93) |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Net worth: $15 billion (2024)
About
Canadian poet and Nobel Prize nominee whose works include A Red Carpet For The Sun and The Laughing Rooster. He received both an Order of Canada honor and the prestigious Governor General's Award.
Before Fame
He was born in Romania to Jewish parents. When he was a baby, his family relocated to a poor neighborhood in Quebec.
Trivia
He was blacklisted in the 1930s as a result of his activities with the Young People's Socialist League.
Family Life
He married Faye Lynch in 1938; however, the pair divorced after Layton fell in love with Betty Sutherland, who became his second wife and the mother of his two children.
Associated With
He befriended and mentored poet and Songwriter Leonard Cohen.
Some Irving Layton images
