Frank L. Packard

Kanadischer Schriftsteller (1877–1942)

Geboren: 2. Februar 1877, Montreal
Gestorben: 17. Februar 1942, Lachine
Staatsangehörigkeit: Kanada
Beruf: Schriftsteller, Bauingenieur und Eisenbahningenieur

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Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist.

Life

Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liège. As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing many railroad stories, then to a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale.

Several of his novels were made into films.

Frank Packard died in 1942 in Lachine, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.

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