- Born
- January 12, 1876
- Died
- November 22, 1916 (aged 40)
- Known as
- writer, journalist, novelist, war correspondent, essayist, autobiographer
John Griffith London, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing.
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