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Harry Chester Bedwell

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Harry Chester Bedwell Famous memorial

Birth
Ringgold County, Iowa, USA
Death
4 Oct 1955 (aged 67)
Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USA
Burial
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0082813, Longitude: -118.0528389
Plot
Violet Lawn, Gate 17, Section 1, Lot 51, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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Author. He was the author of over 70 short stories and one novel. He is considered one of the greats of the "railroad fiction" genre. His stories were regularly published in the popular magazines of his era, such as the Saturday Evening Post. His life was the subject of a biography by Frank P. Donovan, Jr., "Harry Bedwell, Last of the Great Railroad Storytellers."
Author. He was the author of over 70 short stories and one novel. He is considered one of the greats of the "railroad fiction" genre. His stories were regularly published in the popular magazines of his era, such as the Saturday Evening Post. His life was the subject of a biography by Frank P. Donovan, Jr., "Harry Bedwell, Last of the Great Railroad Storytellers."

Bio by: Ralph Bedwell



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  • Originally Created by: Ralph Bedwell
  • Added: Aug 7, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9280295/harry_chester-bedwell: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Chester Bedwell (8 Jan 1888–4 Oct 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9280295, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.