Frank Norris (in Mountain View Cemetery)
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Squirreleen
N 37° 49.995 W 122° 14.269
10S E 567069 N 4187587
Grave of Frank Norris, novelist.
Waymark Code: WM3NRR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2008
Views: 26
Large tombstone, located on a grassy slope in the picturesque Mountain View cemetery in Oakland, CA.
Description:
Frank Norris was an American progressive era novelist and the author of "The Octopus" and "McTeague." His work was influenced by the writings of Emile Zola and Upton Sinclair.
Norris died at the young age of 32 as the result of an appendicitis.
Date of birth: 03/05/1870
Date of death: 10/25/1902
Area of notoriety: Literature
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daylight hours, every day
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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