birth_date: 1902-07-03 00:00:00
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name: Richard Tooker
about: Richard Presley Tooker was born in Farina, Illinois, in 1902. He inherited a flair for adventure from his father's people, who were sea captains, soldiers and adventurers; while from his mother came a literary bent from her relationship to Maurice Thompson, author of Alice of Old Vincennes. His first story was published in magazine form when he was 15 years old. After leaving preparatory school he held several editorial positions with various Western publications. He served for two years with the United States Marine Corps, and through the course of his life worked at various times as an editor, a reporter, a soldier, a musician, a cowboy, a railroad clerk, a bank cashier, a dairyman, and a farmer. Richard Presley Tooker was born in Farina, Illinois, in 1902. He inherited a flair for adventure from his father's people, who were sea captains, soldiers and adventurers; while from his mother came a literary bent from her relationship to Maurice Thompson, author of Alice of Old Vincennes. His first story was published in magazine form when he was 15 years old. After leaving preparatory school he held several editorial positions with various Western publications. He served for two years with the United States Marine Corps, and through the course of his life worked at various times as an editor, a reporter, a soldier, a musician, a cowboy, a railroad clerk, a bank cashier, a dairyman, and a farmer. ...more
death_date: 1988-09-28 00:00:00