Charles Dudley Warner

Novelist

Birthday September 12, 1829

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Oct 20, 1900 (71)

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About

An American essayist and novelist, he is best known for The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, a work that he co-authored with Mark Twain. His other works include Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing (1874) and That Fortune (1889).

Before Fame

He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and practiced law in Chicago. During the 1860s, he also edited The Hartford Press.

Trivia

He worked on the editorial staff of Harper's magazine.

Family Life

He grew up in Massachusetts. He married Susan Lee in 1856.

Associated With

He was a good friend of author Mark Twain.