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- Birth nameFrancis Brett Harte
- Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836 in Albany, New York, USA. Bret was a writer, known for The Girl Who Ran Wild (1922), Wild Girl (1932) and Tongues of Flame (1918). Bret was married to Anna Griswold. Bret died on May 5, 1902 in Camberley, Surrey, England, UK.
- SpouseAnna Griswold(August 11, 1862 - May 6, 1902) (his death, 4 children)
- Pictured on a $5 US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 25 August 1987.
- Portrayed by John Carradine in Les aventures de Mark Twain (1944) and Alan Edwards in Les amours de Salomé (1945).
- Quintessential American poet and author of short stories about the Old West. Arrived in California via Nicaragua in 1854. Worked as a typesetter in San Francisco, contributed stories to the Californian (1864-66) and then became editor of Overland Monthly (1868-70). He also worked in the gold mines and became famous for his tales about Californian mining camps, achieving international renown with "The Outcasts of Poker Flat".
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