Gordon Young

Author

1886 – 1948

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Who was Gordon Young?

Gordon Young was an American writer of adventure and western stories.

Young was born in Ray County, Missouri. He worked as a cowboy and served in the United States Marine Corps in the Philippines, before moving to Los Angeles and taking a job at the Los Angeles Times in 1914. Young eventually became Literary Editor of the newspaper; one of his correspondents was Sinclair Lewis.

He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, February 10, 1948.

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Born
1886
Ray County
Also known as
  • Gordon Ray Young
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Feb 10, 1948
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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