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): Dave Cloud • Georgy Shonin • Hannah Simone • Harry Heilmann • John C. McGinley • John C. Stennis • John Eisenhower • Larry Haines • Manaia Cherrington • Max Fatchen • Ola Abidogun • Pablo Ibáñez • Philip Casnoff • Sue Slipman • Tony Bennett • Tyrod Taylor

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