Posted AT 12:34 AM EDT on 12/06/08
James Reaney, 81
LONDON, ONT. — James Reaney, a national literary icon who stayed close to his southwestern Ontario roots during a celebrated 50-year career as a playwright, poet and professor, has died.
Reaney died Wednesday night in London following a long illness. He was 81.
“It was a peaceful end to a great life,” his son, journalist James Reaney of London, said.
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