1. Charmian London was an American writer and the second wife of Jack London.
23 Facts About Charmian London
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Charmian London's mother died in 1877 when Charmian was six years old.
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Charmian London's father sent her to Oakland, California, where she was raised by her aunt, Ninetta "Netta" Wiley Eames and husband Roscoe Eames, who had no children of their own.
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Charmian London was a part of the intellectual circle that surrounded the Overland Monthly.
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Charmian London worked as secretary to the school's co-founder and later president, Susan Tolman Mills.
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Charmian London accompanied vocalists and string players at local concerts.
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Charmian London befriended Grace Hudson, and posed for some of her artwork.
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Five years younger than Charmian, London found her literary knowledge impressive and admired her support for Socialism.
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Charmian London published non-fiction essays, including a plea for women to quit riding sidesaddle.
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Charmian London became part of Jack's social circle of Bohemian artists and writers known as The Crowd and started attending their weekly gatherings at the Londons' home.
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Bess Maddern asked Charmian London, living nearby, to look in on him.
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Charmian London played a direct role in her husband's writings as well.
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Latest scholarship reveals Charmian London was a collaborator as well on many of Jack's books, including The Valley of the Moon and The Mutiny of Elsinore.
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Charmian London was an active partner in the Beauty Ranch, their spread on Sonoma Mountain in Glen Ellen.
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Jack's stepsister, Eliza Charmian London Shepard, managed activities under his direction.
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Charmian London participated in the choice of stock for breeding and was known for her intuitive eye, notably with regard to horses.
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Jack died of uremia and renal colic in 1916, bequeathing nearly his entire estate to Charmian London, while leaving token amounts to his first wife and their children.
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Charmian London wrote prefaces to his writings that were published posthumously, including Dutch Courage and Other Stories.
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Charmian London completed his unfinished novel Cherry for Cosmopolitan magazine.
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Aware her Book of Jack London was neither comprehensive nor unbiased, Charmian searched for an experienced biographer to prepare a comprehensive study.
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Jack London featured in 1943, starring Michael O'Shea as Jack and Susan Hayward as Charmian.
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Charmian London was discreet with her many lovers to protect her public reputation, and by implication, that of Jack London.
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Long afflicted by high blood pressure, by 1947 Charmian London was often bedridden following repeated strokes.