Frank Waters (1) (1902–1995)
Autor(a) de Book of the Hopi
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About the Author
Frank Waters was born in July 1902 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is an author of novels and historical works about the American Southwest. His first novel after college was entitled Fever Pitch (1930). He then wrote a series of autobiographical novels beginning with The Wild Earth's Nobility mostrar mais (1935). In 1936, Waters left L.A. and moved back and forth between Colorado and New Mexico, continuing to write and completing a biography of W. S. Stratton, Midas of the Rockies. When World War II broke out, Waters moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. There, he performed the duties of a propaganda analyst and chief content officer. Waters' masterpiece, The Man Who Killed the Deer, was published in 1942. In 1953, Waters was awarded the Taos Artists Award for Notable Achievement in the Art of Writing. Waters also held positions as information consultant for Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico. He established the Frank Waters Foundation in 1993 which is a nonprofit organization with the goal of promoting the arts, specifically those in the spirit of the creativity of Frank Waters. The members of the FWF operate under the motto "Sheltering the creative spirit", by providing a retreat for artists to live and work among the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Frank Waters died at his home in Arroyo Seco on June 3, 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Frank Waters
Associated Works
The Voice of the Great Spirit: Prophecies of the Hopi Indians (1989) — Tradutor, algumas edições — 20 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Waters, Frank
- Data de nascimento
- 1902-07-25
- Data de falecimento
- 1995-06-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Arroyo Seco, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
- Locais de residência
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, USA
Taos, New Mexico, USA
Washington, DC, USA
Sedona, Arizona, USA - Educação
- Colorado College
- Ocupações
- engineer
novelist
screenwriter - Organizações
- New Mexico Arts Commission
Colorado State University
C. O. Whitney Motion Picture Co.
City of Las Vegas
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (mostrar todos 7)
Southern California Telephone Company - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award (1968)
Taos Artists Award for Notable Achievement in the Art of Writing (1953)
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Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 30
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 2,018
- Popularidade
- #12,750
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 15
- ISBN
- 88
- Línguas
- 4
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