death_date death_place children birth_place awards nationality birth_date spouse genre image article_title name occupation alma_mater
8 october 1965 new york , new york molly dora brantford , ontario doctor medallion , canadian club of new york of letters , university of western ontario gold canadian 8 may 1885 ida randolph spragge historical fiction thomas b. costain.jpg thomas b. costain
 thomas b. costain journalist , author brantford collegiate institute
thomas b. costain

thomas bertram costain -lrb- may 8 , 1885 - october 8 , 1965 -rrb- was a canadian journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57 .
