18 Facts About Frank Waters

Frank Waters is known for his novels and historical works about the American Southwest.

The Frank Waters Foundation, founded in his name, strives to foster literary and artistic achievement in the Southwest United States.

Frank Waters was born on July 25,1902, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to May Ione Dozier Waters and Frank Jonathon Waters.

Frank Waters's father, who was part Cheyenne, was a key influence in Water's interest in the Native American experience.

Frank's interest in his Indian roots was partially a reaction to his father's death on December 20,1914, when young Frank was twelve years old.

Frank Waters continued his education at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

Frank Waters studied engineering but left school before receiving a degree.

Immediately after leaving college, Frank Waters took a job with the Southern California Telephone Company, working in Los Angeles and the surrounding area.

Frank Waters remained employed by the company until 1935 as an engineer and traffic chief.

Between 1925 and 1935, Frank Waters worked on his first novel, Fever Pitch and a series of autobiographical novels beginning with The Wild Earth's Nobility.

Frank Waters became close friends with Mabel Dodge Luhan and her husband from Taos Pueblo, Tony Luhan.

When World War II broke out, Frank Waters moved to Washington, DC to work for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.

In 1947, Frank Waters purchased property at nearby Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, and married Jane Somervell.

Frank Waters served as editor-in-chief of Taos' bilingual newspaper, El Crepusculo from 1949 to 1951, and as a reviewer for the Saturday Review of Literature from 1950 to 1956.

In 1953, Frank Waters was awarded the Taos Artists Award for Notable Achievement in the Art of Writing.

Frank Waters held positions as information consultant for Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, and for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada,.

Frank Waters died at his home in Arroyo Seco on June 3,1995.

The Frank Waters Foundation, established in 1993, is a nonprofit organization the primary goal of which is to promote the arts, specifically those in the spirit of the creativity of Frank Waters.