Kildare Dobbs

Q: When did Kildare Dobbs die?

Kildare Dobbs died on April 1, 2013 in Toronto.

Q: How old was Kildare Dobbs when they died?

Kildare Dobbs was 89 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Kildare Dobbs's cause of death?

The cause of death of Kildare Dobbs was multiple organ failure.

Q: When was Kildare Dobbs born?

Kildare Dobbs was born on October 10, 1923 in Meerut.

Kildare Robert Eric Dobbs CM OOnt (10 October 1923 – 1 April 2013) was a Canadian short story and travel writer.

Born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, he was educated in Ireland and later spent 5 years in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. After the war he worked in the British Colonial Service in Tanganyika. Dobbs came to Canada in 1952 and became a teacher, editor for Macmillan of Canada, managing editor of Saturday Night, and book editor of The Toronto Star Weekly.

In 2000, he was awarded the Order of Ontario. Dobbs lived in Toronto with his wife, Linda Kooluris Dobbs, a noted portrait artist, painter and photographer. In 2013, shortly before his death at age 89 following a period of ill health, Dobbs received the Order of Canada from the Right Honourable David Johnston, at his home in Toronto. He was cremated and his remains interred in the family grave in St Mary's (Church of Ireland) churchyard in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny, Ireland.