Will James (artist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Will James (artist)

Novelist, children's writer, artist

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1892

Place of Birth: Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1942

Profession: writer, artist, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Will James (June 6, 1892 - September 3, 1942) was a French Canadian artist and writer of the American West.
He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal, and numerous "cowboy" stories for adults and children.
His artwork, which predominantly involved cowboy and rodeo scenes, followed "in the tradition of Charles Russell", and much of it was used to illustrate his books.
In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.