Herman Whitaker
Writer, Deceased Person
1867 – 1919
Who was Herman Whitaker?
Herman Whitaker was a Californian writer.
Whitaker and his family moved to the Piedmont, California hills in 1902 and took up residence in "The Bug House," which is now Blair Avenue.
His family became part of the Bohemian group including Jack and Bess London and George and Carrie Sterling. His daughter, Elsie Whitaker, was the subject of photographs and paintings. She married Mexican-American artist Xavier Martinez in October 1907, and they remained married until Martinez's death in 1943.
His books include The Probationer, The Settler, The Planter, and The Mystery of the Barranca among many others. His novel Over the Border was adapted for the John Ford western 3 Bad Men.
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- Born
- 1867
- Children
- Profession
- Lived in
- Piedmont
- California
- Died
- 1919
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on July 23, 2013
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