Fred Lockley | |
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 Fred Lockley by Lee Moorhouse | |
| Born | March 19, 1871 Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1958 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oregon Agricultural College Willamette University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouses | Hope Gans
(m. 1897; died 1928)Laura Simpson (m. 1930) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Frederic Lockley Elizabeth Campbell |
Fred Lockley (March 19, 1871 – October 15, 1958) was an American journalist best known for his editorial column for the Oregon Journal, "Impressions and Observations of a Journal Man", which appeared throughout the Western United States on a nearly daily basis. Lockley also authored many books which, like his articles, were largely about his travels and interviews with early settlers in the Willamette Valley. It was said that he interviewed "bullwhackers, muleskinners, pioneers, prospectors, 49ers, Indian fighters, trappers, ex-barkeepers, authors, preachers, poets and near-poets".[1] He also interviewed Thomas Edison, Booker T. Washington, Ezra Meeker, Woodrow Wilson, Count Tolstoy, General Hugh Scott, Harry Houdini,[2] and Jack London.[1]
- ^ a b "Amazing Beavers, Part I".
- ^ "Who Is Houdini?," Photoplay, June 1920, p. 50.