Richard Halliburton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Halliburton

American writer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Brownsville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1939

Profession: writer, journalist, adventurer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Richard Halliburton (January 9, 1900 – presumed dead after March 24, 1939) was an American traveler, adventurer, and author.
Halliburton was headline news for most of his brief career and is best known today for having swum the length of the Panama Canal and paying the lowest toll in its history—36 cents in 1928.
His final and fatal adventure, an attempt to sail a Chinese junk, the Sea Dragon, across the Pacific Ocean from Hong Kong to the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, made him legendary.