Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and educator. He ranks as one of Nevada's most distinguished literary figures of the 20th century, and was the first inductee into the 'Nevada Writers Hall of Fame' in 1988, together with Robert Laxalt, Clark's mentee and Nevada's other heralded twentieth century author. Two of Clark's novels, The Ox-Bow Incident and The Track of the Cat, were made into films. As a writer, Clark taught himself to use the familiar materials of the western saga to explore the human psyche and to raise deep philosophical issues.

3 August 1909

Born on the same birth day (3 August): Balwinder Sandhu • Brandan Schieppati • Brent Butt • Chris Maurer • Chris McQueen • Creme Puff (cat) • Dolores del Río • Franz König • Frederick William III of Prussia • Gesa Felicitas Krause • James MacGregor Burns • Joseph Paxton • Maria of Jülich-Berg • Marlene Dumas • Martin Sheen • Mike Gminski • Nikos Dabizas • Roland Burris • Sonny Bill Williams • Stefan Wyszyński • Tyrod Taylor • Yasin Avcı (footballer, born 1984)

Born in the same month (August 1909): Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham • Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle • Eric Davies • Ferenc Fejtő • Glenn Cunningham (athlete) • Hugo Winterhalter • Jack Renshaw • Leo Fender • Lester Young • Mel Hein • Nikolay Bogolyubov • Ronald King • Ruby Keeler • Vinayaka Krishna Gokak