Age, Biography and Wiki
Val Ross was born on 17 October, 1950 in Canada, is a Canadian writer (1950 – 2008). Discover Val Ross's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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Author |
| Age |
57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
17 October, 1950 |
| Birthday |
17 October |
| Birthplace |
Canada |
| Date of death |
17 February, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality |
Canada
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Val Ross Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Val Ross height not available right now. We will update Val Ross's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Val Ross Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Val Ross worth at the age of 57 years old? Val Ross’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. She is from Canada. We have estimated Val Ross's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Valerie Jacqueline Candida "Val" Ross (17 October 1950 – 17 February 2008) was a Canadian writer who won the 2004 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian children's non-fiction.
Val Ross was born in Toronto in 1950, to Jack and Erma Ross, and had one younger brother, Philip ("Pip").
Val attended the Institute of Child Study, a progressive primary school operated by the University of Toronto.
After completing high school at Jarvis Collegiate Institute, she considered becoming a visual artist and studied at St Martin's School of Art in London, England.
Eventually she graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto.
Before establishing her career as a freelance writer, she worked in urban planning, tourism writing and as a broadcaster at CBC.
She traveled extensively, developing her interests in community, culture and media.
In the early 1970s she began studying Washin Ryu, a form of karate taught by Sensei Burt Konzak, attaining a brown belt.
Val was also highly involved with several groups of women in the Toronto area that met frequently for recreational walks (The "Walking Women").
She wrote for Chatelaine, Saturday Night, and Toronto Life, and then was hired as a staff writer and editor at Maclean's, where she worked in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
She reported on the conflict in El Salvador, and became an important voice for human rights and freedom of expression.
She spent the remainder of her career at The Globe and Mail, as a publishing reporter, as deputy editor of the Comment section, and as an arts reporter.
She was also a journalist for the newspaper The Globe and Mail, and won a National Newspaper Award in 1992 for critical writing.
She wrote two children's books, 2003's The Road to There and 2006's You Can't Read This.
The former, a history of cartography, won the $10,000 Norma Fleck Award in 2004.
You Can't Read This is a history of banned literature.
She continued to work on the book even after being diagnosed with brain cancer on the day after her 57th birthday in 2007.
She was married to Morton Ritts, and had three children Max Ritts, Madeleine Ritts, and Zoe Ritts.
She died in Toronto on 17 February 2008 of brain cancer.
