Jackson Gregory

Born in Salinas, California, in 1882, Jackson Gregory studied at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1906. He began his professional life in education and journalism, including newspaper work in San Francisco, before establishing himself as a novelist.

Gregory became especially known for Westerns and adventure fiction, and he wrote more than 40 novels along with short stories. Several of his stories were adapted for film, showing how popular his work was with readers in the silent and early studio eras.

He died in 1943. Today he is remembered as a dependable, energetic writer of frontier action and popular entertainment, with books that capture the pace and atmosphere of classic pulp-era fiction.