Morley Torgov

Morley Torgov CM (born 3 December 1927) is a Canadian novelist, humorist and lawyer. He was a partner in the Toronto-based legal firm Olch, Torgov, Cohen LLP.

Torgov was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He wrote for The Sault Daily Star as a columnist and reporter from 1941 to 1943. Torgov has credited his experience writing for the newspaper for helping him learn to write creatively.

He studied law in Toronto at Osgoode Hall, formally becoming a lawyer in 1954.

Torgov has written and published eight books. His first, A Good Place To Come From, a collection of short stories based on his experiences and Jewish up-bringing in depression-era Sault Ste. Marie was published in 1974. The book was made into a three episode TV series that aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in March 1980.

His 1982 novel The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick was adapted into the 1988 film of the same name.

Torgov is the father of actress and artist Sarah Torgov.