Jack O'Connor

Novelist

Birthday January 22, 1902

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Arizona

DEATH DATE Jan 20, 1978 (75)

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About

Author and long-time editor for the Outdoor Life magazine. He was known for his extensive knowledge of hunting and shooting during his 31-year career as an editor. 

Before Fame

As child, he was taught how to hunt by his grandfather and his uncle. 

Trivia

Before his writing career took off, he worked as a college professor of English at the University of Arizona. Later on, he would eventually become the school's first Journalism professor. 

Family Life

He was born January 22, 1902, in Nogales, Arizona. His parents divorced when he was five years old, which forced his mother to move him and his sister Helen closer to family in Tempe, Arizona. 

Associated With

He was a famous novelist, just like Stephen King.