Background
Colin McDougall was born on July 13, 1917 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Quebec, Canada, in the family of Errol and Mary Wynifred (Rankin) McDougall.
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Colin McDougall was born on July 13, 1917 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Quebec, Canada, in the family of Errol and Mary Wynifred (Rankin) McDougall.
McDougall studied at McGill University before enlisting in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry during World War II.
After the war, McDougall returned to Montreal, where he became Registrar of McGill University, his place of employment for the rest of his life.
In 1951, McDougall began writing short stories, three of which were published in the Canadian magazine Macleans, with two more appearing in the American periodicals This Week and New Liberty. One of the Macleans stories, "The Firing Squad," concerns a Canadian soldier who is sentenced to be executed for treason by his own army.
McDougall wrote Execution between 1952 and 1957, keeping copious notes on its development that are now preserved in the McDougall Papers at the Rare Books and Special Collections Division, McGill University Libraries.
On January 4, 1941, Colin married Diana Ekers, they have one son and three daughters.
