Frank L. Packard | |
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Born | Frank Lucius Packard February 2, 1877 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Died | February 17, 1942 Lachine, Quebec, Canada | (aged 65)
Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
McGill University University of Liège |
Genre | Mystery fiction |
Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist.
Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liège. [1] 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.
Frank L. Packard | |
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Born | Frank Lucius Packard February 2, 1877 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Died | February 17, 1942 Lachine, Quebec, Canada | (aged 65)
Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
McGill University University of Liège |
Genre | Mystery fiction |
Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist.
Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liège. [1] 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.