Career
Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Earl worked as a journalist for the Montreal Standard, including a stint as a war correspondent and photojournalist in Europe during World World War World War II In 1948, he published a photo essay, "Mending Dikes in the Netherlands", in National Geographic, and his photo of Queen Juliana appeared on the cover of TIME. He then took a job with the British magazine Illustrated. He and his family resided in London, England for the remainder of Earl"s professional career, although they often returned to a family home in Grand Bay–Westfield near Saint John in the summer. While living in London, Earl published both novels and non-fiction books, including Yangtse Incident (1950), The Battle of Baltinglass (1952), Crocodile Fever (1954), The Frozen Jungle (1955), She Loved a Wicked City (1962), The Riddle of a Haunted River (1962) and Risk (1969).
He received an honorary doctorate from the University of New Brunswick in 2001.
He died on April 5, 2005 in Saint John.