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Nebraska Authors

Francis H. Ames

AKA: Frank Watson

Born 1900-09-10 Omaha, NE (USA)

Died 1986-07-28
McMinnville, OR (USA)

Buried
McMinnville, OR (USA)
Evergreen Memorial Park

Places Lived

Omaha, NE
Massachusetts
Baker, MT
Los Angeles, CA
Lafayette, OR
Amity, OR
McMinnville, OR

Author Of

  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction

Keywords

Frontier; Outdoors; Western Fiction; Fishing

Education

Attended high school in Baker, MT

Occupation

Cowpuncher, MT
Fur Trapper, MT
Mechanic
Salesman, Los Angeles, CA
Real Estate Broker, OR
Journalist
Writer

Places Worked

Montana
Los Angeles, CA
Oregon

Honors

Awards for That Callahan Spunk!
Literary Guild Award, 1965
Western Writers of America Plaque, 1966
Best Book of the Northwest Award, 1966
Golden Spur Award, Runner-up, 1966
Book Seller's Award
The Grand Prix des Treize, 1974

Associations

The Sportsman's Club
The Writers Club

Bibliography

That Callahan Spunk! 1965.
That Callahan Blood! 1965.
Fishing the Oregon Country. 1966.
The Callahans' Gamble. 1970.
Callahan Goes South. 1976.

Author of several television scripts and over one hundred articles
Wrote novelettes and short fiction pieces for periodicals

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