Pierre Berton Pierre Berton and Ruby in their later years at Kleinburg, Ontario Born Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton (1920-07-12)July 12, 1920 Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Died November 30, 2004(2004-11-30) (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Resting place Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada Occupation non-fiction author, journalist Nationality Canadian Alma mater University of British Columbia Genre Canadian and Canadian history