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Frederick Jackson
A prolific early 20th-century storyteller, this American writer moved easily between pulp fiction, Broadway, and the movies. He wrote under several names and helped shape popular entertainment in an era when magazines, stage plays, and silent films were all deeply connected.
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A Week in Wall Street By One Who Knows
by Frederick Jackson
About the author
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1886, Frederick J. Jackson was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer. He studied at Washington & Jefferson College and began his writing career in 1905 while working for publisher Frank Munsey, a major force in magazine fiction of the time.
Jackson became known for his productivity and range. Much of his non-theatrical fiction appeared in pulp magazines such as Argosy and Detective Story Magazine, and he also wrote more than sixty plays. Several of his works were adapted for film, and he himself wrote for more than 50 movies between 1912 and 1946.
He also published under the names Fred Jackson and Victor Thorne. Jackson died in Hollywood, California, in 1953, leaving behind a body of work that reflects the fast-moving, cross-media world of popular storytelling in the first half of the 20th century.