Merle Shain

Merle Shain (1935-1989), author, was born and educated in Toronto (BA, BSW, University of Toronto, 1957, 1959), and employed as a feature writer by the 'Toronto telegram,' associate editor of 'Chatelaine' [magazine], and as a columnist by the 'Toronto sun'. She was a host of the CTV Network program, 'W5', and served for four years as a member of the board of the National Film Board of Canada. Shain was the author of 'Some Men are More Perfect Than Others,' (1973), 'When Lovers are Friends,' (1978), 'Hearts That We Broke Long Ago' (1983) and 'Courage my Love,' (1988).