Vardis Fisher

Novelist

Birthday March 31, 1895

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Annis, ID

DEATH DATE Jul 9, 1968 (73)

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About

An American author of historical novels set in the Old West, he is best known for works such as Children of God and Pemmican: A Novel of the Hudson's Bay Company. He is also known for his Testament of Man Series, which was written in the 1940s and 1950s and includes twelve titles.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Utah and the University of Chicago. He was later an assistant professor of English at both the University of Utah and New York University.

Trivia

His historical novel, Children of God, won the 1939 Harper Prize in Fiction.

Family Life

He was born in Annis, Idaho. In 1928, he married Margaret Trusler, with whom he subsequently had two sons.

Associated With

His novel, Mountain Man, was made into the Sydney Pollack film, Jeremiah Johnson.