Author Jack London, circa 1904. Photo by Arnold Genthe [1200×1481]

John Griffith London was an American novelist, journalist, and social 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. Wikipedia

Born: January 12, 1876, San Francisco, California, United States
Died: November 22, 1916, Glen Ellen, California, United States
Movies: The Call of the Wild, White Fang, Martin Eden, Belyj Klyk
Short stories: To Build a Fire, The Law of Life, The Mexican