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'''Louis 50'Involvement (March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American author of (primarily) Western fiction (see as well Frontier, Western movie, and Wild West).

He was innate Louis Dearborn LaMoore''' of French-Canadian background March 22, 1908 in the American state of North Dakota. He was an inspiring reader as a child. In the early 1920's, his parents decided to few dozen higher a personal & locate better economic conditions. After he was Xv, he had separated from either his personal in the Our contries sou'west & began to function the string of diverse jobs, which gave him ideas for his fiction. He continued to become an itinerate worker, traveling a world, as much as the begin of WWII. In the 1930's he began to sell stories to pulp magazines. When serving inside WWII, he continued to write stories for magazines. In the 1950's, he began to sell novels. He yet wrote other than Century novels, selling more than 225 million copies that were translated into twelve of languages and made into Thirty motion pictures.

Several criticise a American genre, however he considered himself "just a storyteller, a guy with a seat by the campfire," & at least it used to exist as that related that when he died, he simply wanted to be remembered as a skillful storyteller. Given a todays profits of his writings, a fate seems assure.

Inside 1982 he won the Congressional (National) Gold Decoration, & inside 1984 the Medal of Freedom. Louis Fifty'Affaire occurs as recipient of the state of North Dakota's Roughrider Award.

Louis 50'Involvement died in June 10, 1988 and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. His autobiography detailing his years as an itinerant worker in the west, Education of the Vagabondage Human, was published posthumously within 1989.

Louis L'Amour
Offers a short biography.

The Grave of Louis L'Amour
A photo of the grave of Louis L'Amour.

Louis (Dearborn) L'amour (1908-1988)
Comprehensive Louis L'Amour site with bibliography, biography, discussion forum, movie adaptations and link to purchase books.

Louis L'Amour Interview
Text of rare interview with the author, by Jean Henry-Mead. (excerpted in full from her book, Maverick Writers.)

The Official Louis L'amour Website
Includes a biography, photographs, forums, FAQs, Trading Post, and links.

Random House - Louis L'Amour
Contains book information, story locations, and trivia.

Louis L'Amour Interview with Don Swaim
An interview of Louis L'Amour in 1984 by Don Swaim of CBS Radio. Available in RealAudio.


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