Lloyd Osbourne

Samuel Lloyd Osbourne
Osbourne (with Robert Louis Stevenson) attending a Royal Luau thrown by King Kalākaua, Honolulu, Hawaii, c. 1889
Osbourne (with Robert Louis Stevenson) attending a Royal Luau thrown by King Kalākaua, Honolulu, Hawaii, c. 1889
Born(1868-04-07)7 April 1868
San Francisco, California, US
Died22 May 1947(1947-05-22) (aged 79)
Glendale, California, US
OccupationNovelist
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Notable worksThe Wrong Box, The Ebb-Tide, The Wrecker
Spouse
Katherine Durham
(m. 1896; div. 1914)
PartnerYvonne Payerne
Children3
ParentsSamuel Osbourne
Fanny Vandegrift
Relatives Isobel Osbourne (sister)
Robert Louis Stevenson (stepfather)
Edward Salisbury Field (brother-in-law)

Samuel Lloyd Osbourne (April 7, 1868 – May 22, 1947) was an American author and the stepson of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, with whom he co-authored three books, including The Wrecker. He also provided input and ideas on others. Osbourne wrote a number of stories and essays on his own, including An Intimate Portrait of R L S By His Stepson (1924).