Netta Eames, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Netta Eames

American writer, magazine editor

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1852

Place of Birth: Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1944

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Netta Eames (1852–1944) was born Ninetta Wiley, in Wisconsin on September 26, 1852.
She is commonly known as Netta.
She is best known as a writer and magazine editor in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
As the editor of the San Francisco based Overland Monthly magazine (founded by Bret Harte), she became an early proponent of Jack London as a writer.
She was the first to publish one of his short stories, "To the Man on Trail", in 1899, and wrote a promotional biography of London in Overland Monthly in 1900, which helped to establish his career.
Later she was his business manager and neighbor. Netta was the aunt and foster mother of author Charmian Kittredge, whom she raised from the age of six.
It was through Netta that London met Charmian, who became his lover and later his second wife.
Netta also introduced London to the town of Glen Ellen, where he settled, developed a ranch, and spent his final years.