| Birth Day | September 17, 1900 |
| Birth Place | Norway |
| Martha Ostenso age | 119 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Nov 24, 1963 (age 63) |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
A Canadian fiction Writer and Screenwriter, she is particularly known for her 1925 bestselling novel, Wild Geese. Her other works include The White Reef; The Dark Dawn; Prologue to Love; and The Stone Field.
After briefly studying at the University of Manitoba, she moved to New York and pursued a career as a social worker.
Her novel Wild Geese was made into a Canadian television movie starring Sam Shepard.
She married Douglas Durkin in 1945.
