James Oliver "Jim" Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least eighteen motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
James Oliver Curwood
Active - 1913 - 1988 |
Birth - Jun 12, 1878 |
Death - Aug 13, 1927 |
Genres - Western, Drama, Action-Adventure, Silent Film, Romance
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Subgenres - Silent Film, Western Film, Silent Feature, Adventure Fiction, B Western
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