Owen Kildare
Owen Kildare | |
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Kildare in 1903 | |
| Born | June 11, 1864 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1911 (aged 46) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Night school at Cooper Union |
| Genre | Zolaesque realism |
| Subject | Life in the Bowery |
| Years active | 1897–1908 |
| Spouse | Leita Russell Bogartus |
Owen Frawley Kildare (June 11, 1864 – February 4, 1911) was an American writer active in the early 20th century. His short stories and novels described the grim realities of life in a New York City slum. Often heard to comment that he was "born in the gutter", he was known as "the Mr. Bounderby of American Letters" and "the Kipling of the Bowery".