OBITUARY
JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, NOTED AUTHOR.
New York, August 13.
Janies Oliver Curwood, the author, died at Owosso, Michigan, to-day from streptococcus infection.—A. and N.Z. and Sun.
James Oliver Curwood was born at Owosso in 1878. He was a descendant on his father’s side of Captain Marrayat, the novelist. He was in newspaper work for seven years and was assistant editor and editor of the News-Tribune, Detroit. He resigned to take up literary work exclusively in 1907. He was one of the foremost authorities on matters pertaining to the Canadian Northland. He was the only American ever employed by the Canadian Government as an exploratory and descriptive writer. He had one of the largest collections of great game photographs (taken by himself) in America. Among his most noted works were: “Philip Steele of the Royal Mounted” (1911); “The Valley of Silent Men” (1911) ; “Baree, Son of Kazan” (1917) ; “Nomads of the North” (1919) and the “Rivers End” (1919). He also wrote short stories in magazines.
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Southland Times, Issue 20256, 15 August 1927, Page 7
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