Jack London
John Griffith London (born John Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
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| Claim to fame | The adventure novels: The Call of the Wild (1903) , White Fang (1906), ...
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| Date of birth | 12 January 1876
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| Place of birth | San Francisco, California, US
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| Date of death | 22 November 1916
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| Age | 40 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Glen Ellen, California, US
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| Cause of death | Uremia (aggravated by an accidental morphine overdose)
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| Resting place | Jack London State Historic Park Cemetery, Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California, USA
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| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, short story writer, essayist, sailor, hobo, war correspondent, socialist, adventurer
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Jack London is known for his role in the short A Thousand Deaths (2014) as story.
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