Owen Frawley Kildare | |
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 Kildare in 1903 | |
| Born | June 11, 1864 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1911 (aged 46) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Night school at Cooper Union |
| Genre | Zolaesque realism |
| Subject | Life in the Bowery |
| Years active | 1897–1908 |
| Spouse | Leita Russell Bogartus |
Owen Frawley Kildare (June 11, 1864 – February 4, 1911)[1] was an American writer active in the early 20th century. His short stories and novels described the grim realities of life in a New York City slum. Often heard to comment that he was "born in the gutter", he was known as "the Mr. Bounderby of American Letters"[2] and "the Kipling of the Bowery".[3]
- ^ "Obituary", The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer, p. 126, February 15, 1911, retrieved March 5, 2015
- ^ "Commentary". The New York Times. August 13, 1904. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Kildare, Writer, Dead of Paresis: "The Kipling of the Bowery" Passes Away at the State Hospital on Ward's Island". The New York Times. February 7, 1911. Retrieved March 5, 2015.