Author. He gained fame as an American novelist, dramatist, and editor. Born Charles Gilman Smith Norris, he was the son of a traveling salesman and an actress. He dropped the name "Smith." He attended U.C. Berkeley in 1903 and married writer Kathleen Thompson in 1909. He was assistant editor of "Country Life in America," circulation manager of "Sunset" magazine, and art editor of "American Magazine" from 1908 to 1913. His published works include "The Amateur" in 1916, "Salt: or, The Education of Griffith Adams" in 1918, "Brass: A Novel of Marriage" in 1921, "Bread" in 1923, "Pig Iron" in 1925, "Zelda Marsh" 1927, "Seed, A Novel of Birth Control" in 1930, "Zest" in 1933, "Hands" in 1935, "Bricks Without Straw" in 1938, and "Flint" in 1944. Besides his novels, he published three plays. He wrote about the modern woman. His collections are stored in the Special Collections Departments of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Stanford University. He was the brother of novelist Frank Norris.
Author. He gained fame as an American novelist, dramatist, and editor. Born Charles Gilman Smith Norris, he was the son of a traveling salesman and an actress. He dropped the name "Smith." He attended U.C. Berkeley in 1903 and married writer Kathleen Thompson in 1909. He was assistant editor of "Country Life in America," circulation manager of "Sunset" magazine, and art editor of "American Magazine" from 1908 to 1913. His published works include "The Amateur" in 1916, "Salt: or, The Education of Griffith Adams" in 1918, "Brass: A Novel of Marriage" in 1921, "Bread" in 1923, "Pig Iron" in 1925, "Zelda Marsh" 1927, "Seed, A Novel of Birth Control" in 1930, "Zest" in 1933, "Hands" in 1935, "Bricks Without Straw" in 1938, and "Flint" in 1944. Besides his novels, he published three plays. He wrote about the modern woman. His collections are stored in the Special Collections Departments of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Stanford University. He was the brother of novelist Frank Norris.
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