Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Born 3 Aug 1909 · Died 10 Nov 1971
Because his three published novels had their locale in the state of Nevada, Walter van Tilburg Clark had come to be considered a Westerner. Actually he was born in East Orland, Maine on August 3, 1909. When he was eight years old, his father became president of the University of Nevada. Clark attended high school in Reno and received a B. A. and M. A. from the University of Nevada. After two years devoted to philosophy and literature at the University of Vermont, he accepted a post at Cazenovia, New York as a teacher and basketball coach. With the appearance of The Ox-Bow Incident in 1940, Walter Van Tilburg Clark came into immediate prominence as a writer. His novel was acclaimed by the critics and later was made into what has been acknowledged to be one of the finest motion pictures ever produced in Hollywood. The City of Trembling Leaves, published in 1945, further established Clark's literary reputation as spokesman for the new generation in the West. This novel was followed in 1949 by a Western legend, The Track of the Cat (which also became a movie), and in 1950 by a volume of short stories entitled The Watchful Gods. Then a professor of English at San Francisco State College, Mr. Clark lived with his wife in San Francisco.
Books by Walter Van Tilburg Clark in order
Books by Walter Van Tilburg Clark in the order they were published, from Christmas Comes to Hjalsen (1930) to Strange Hunting (1985).
- 1Christmas Comes to HjalsenChristmas Comes to Hjalsen1930
- 2Ten Women in Gale's HouseTen Women in Gale's House1932
- 3The Ox-bow Incident
The Ox-bow Incident1940 - 4The City of Trembling Leaves
The City of Trembling Leaves1945 - 5The Track of the Cat
The Track of the Cat1949 - 6The Watchful Gods, and Other Stories
The Watchful Gods, and Other Stories1950 - 7Tim HazardTim Hazard1951
- 8[Poems[Poems1965
- 9Strange HuntingStrange Hunting1985