Jim Kjelgaard
| Jim Kjelgaard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 6, 1910 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | July 12, 1959 (aged 48) Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | author |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1938 to 1959 |
| Genre | juvenile fiction (novels), children's literature, young adult literature |
| Subject | animals, outdoors |
| Notable works | Big Red |
James Arthur Kjelgaard (December 6, 1910 – July 12, 1959) was an American author of young adult literature.
Born in New York City, New York, Jim Kjelgaard is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945's Big Red. It sold 225,000 copies by 1956 and was made into a 1962 Walt Disney film with the same title, Big Red. His books were primarily about dogs and wild animals, often with animal protagonists and told from the animal's point of view. Kjelgaard also wrote short fiction for several magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, Argosy, and Adventure.
Jim Kjelgaard committed suicide in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1959, after suffering for several years from chronic pain and depression.
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