▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁No ble ford , ▁Al berta , ▁he ▁first ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁acting ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁performing ▁in ▁com edic ▁sketch es ▁for ▁his ▁fellow ▁soldiers . ▁Following ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁entered ▁acting ▁school ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Rub ie ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁supporting ▁roles ▁in ▁film , ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award - n omin ated ▁short ▁film ▁Bra very ▁in ▁the ▁Field . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁male ▁radio ▁actors ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁sketch ▁com ed ians ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁from ▁Al berta ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁L eth bridge ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mar il yn ▁Brown ▁Nov el ▁Award ▁was ▁an ▁occas ional ▁award ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁un pub lished ▁novel ▁foc using ▁on ▁real istic ▁cultural ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁region ▁submitted ▁for ▁consideration . ▁The ▁award ▁includes ▁a ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁honor arium . ▁ ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Mar il yn ▁Brown ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁encou rage ▁quality ▁fiction ▁focused ▁on ▁regional ▁M orm on ▁experience . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁