Jack Woodford
American novelist (1894–1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jack Woodford (1894–1971) was an American novelist and non-fiction writer,[1] author of successful pulp novels and non-fiction, including books on writing and getting published. Most famously, Woodford authored Trial and Error, which caused something of a scandal at the time of publication because of its no-holds-barred insights into the publishing industry.
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Jack Woodford | |
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Born | Josiah Pitts Woolfolk 1894 (1894) Woodford County, Kentucky |
Died | 1971 (aged 76–77) |
Occupation(s) | Non-fiction writer, author |
Notable work | Trial and error |
Born Josiah Pitts Woolfolk,[1] he also wrote under the name Jack Woolfolk. The pen name "Jack Woodford" was derived from the first name of a writer he admired (Jack Lait, a writer for Hearst Publications) and the county where his father was born (Woodford County, Kentucky). Other pen names include Gordon Sayre, Sappho Henderson Britt, and Howard Hogue Kennedy.