page_title: Owen Kildare
hierarchical_section_title: Owen Kildare
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph of author Owen Kildare.
context_page_description: Owen Frawley Kildare was an American writer active in the early 20th century. His short stories and novels described the grim realities of life in a New York City slum. Often heard to comment that he was "born in the gutter", he was known as "the Mr. Bounderby of American Letters" and "the Kipling of the Bowery".
context_section_description: Owen Frawley Kildare (June 11, 1864 – February 4, 1911) was an American writer active in the early 20th century. His short stories and novels described the grim realities of life in a New York City slum. Often heard to comment that he was "born in the gutter", he was known as "the Mr. Bounderby of American Letters" and "the Kipling of the Bowery".
caption: Kildare in 1903
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