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Frederick Jackson
A prolific early 20th-century storyteller, this American writer moved easily between pulp fiction, Broadway, and Hollywood. He wrote short stories, serialized novels, plays, and screenplays, building a career that stretched from magazine pages to the stage and screen.
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A Week in Wall Street By One Who Knows
by Frederick Jackson
About the author
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 1886, Frederick J. Jackson worked under several names, including Fred Jackson and the pseudonym Victor Thorne. He became known as an author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer, with a career that crossed several corners of popular entertainment.
Jackson was especially active in the era of pulp magazines, publishing short stories and serialized fiction in magazines such as Argosy and All-Story Weekly. He also found success in the theater, with a number of his plays produced on Broadway, and several of his stage works were later adapted for film.
His screen career extended from the silent era into the 1940s, and he is remembered for credits including The Fatal Ring, The Jade Box, The Perfect Lady, and This Woman Is Mine. He died in Hollywood, California, on May 22, 1953.