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Rogal, Stan, 1950-
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Dates of existence
1950-
History
Stanley William Rogal was born on March 5, 1950, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He is a Canadian actor, director, playwright, writer, and poet. He was educated at Simon Frasier University (B.A., 1982) and York University (M.A., 1988). He began his career as an actor and director in Toronto, Ontario, where he served as co-founder and artistic director of the Bald Ego Theatre and the Bulletproof Theatre. Rogal's writing expanded beyond theatre to include short stories, novels, and poetry collections. He has authored 21 books: 11 collections of poems, e.g., “Sweet Betsy from Pike” (1992), “The Imaginary Museum” (1993), "Geometry of the Odd" (1999), "In Search of the Emerald City" (2004); 5 collections of short stories, e.g., "What Passes for Love" (1996), "Personations" (1997), "Restless" (1998), "Tell Him You're Married" (2002) and 5 novels, e.g., "The Long Drive Home" (1999), "Bafflegab" (2001), "Bloodline: a Haunted Crime Story" (2011) and "The Comic" (2020). He is a member of the League of Canadian Poets and Playwrights Union.
He lives and writes in Toronto, Ontario.