Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins

Born in London, Ontario, on November 14, 1876, Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins built a varied literary career as a journalist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He worked in the United States and became known for writing that blended factual observation with dramatic energy.

O'Higgins wrote both fiction and nonfiction, often drawing on social issues and criminal cases. His work appeared during a period when magazine journalism was expanding quickly, and his style fit that world well: clear, lively, and shaped to hold a broad audience.

He died on February 28, 1929. Though he is not as widely read now as some of his contemporaries, he remains an interesting figure from the era when reporters, novelists, and dramatists often crossed freely between forms.