James Francis Dwyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Francis Dwyer

Australian writer

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1874

Place of Birth: Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1952

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Francis Dwyer (22 April 1874 – 11 November 1952) was an Australian writer.
Born in Camden Park, New South Wales, Dwyer worked as a postal assistant until he was convicted in a scheme to make fraudulent postal orders and sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 1899.
In prison, Dwyer began writing, and with the help of another inmate and a prison guard, had his work published in The Bulletin.
After completing his sentence, he relocated to London and then New York, where he established a successful career as a writer of short stories and novels.
Dwyer later moved to France, where he wrote his autobiography, Leg-Irons on Wings, in 1949.
Dwyer wrote over 1,000 short stories during his career, and was the first Australian-born person to become a millionaire from writing.