Will James | |
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| Born | Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault June 6, 1892 Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 3, 1942 (aged 50) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Language | French, English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | American |
| Period | 1922–1942 |
| Genre | Western |
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| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1927 |
| Spouse | Alice Conradt |
William Roderick James (June 6, 1892 – September 3, 1942)[1] was a Canadian-American artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal,[2] and numerous "cowboy" stories for adults and children. His artwork, which predominantly involved cowboy and rodeo scenes, followed "in the tradition of Charles Russell",[3] and much of it was used to illustrate his books. In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[4]
- ^ "Will James: Nevada Writers Hall of Fame 1991". Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Association for Library Service to Children Newbery Medal and Honor Winners (1920s)
- ^ Fox, Cheryl A. "Will James (1892-1942)". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 23, 2018. (Reprinted from Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 33, Summer 1990, Number 2.)
- ^ "Hall of Great Westerners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 22, 2019.