Frank Norris

About Frank Norris

Birth Day: March 5, 1870
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Birth Sign: Pisces

Frank Norris Net Worth

Frank Norris net worth and salary: Frank Norris is a Novelist who has a net worth of $2 Million. Frank Norris was born in Chicago, in March 5, 1870. An American naturalist author, he is best known for works such as The Octopus: A Story of California (1901) and The Pit (1903). His 1899 work, McTeague, was adapted into both a film and an opera.
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💰Frank Norris Net worth: $2 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)

About

An American naturalist author, he is best known for works such as The Octopus: A Story of California (1901) and The Pit (1903). His 1899 work, McTeague, was adapted into both a film and an opera.

Before Fame

He studied painting for two years at the Academie Julian in Paris. Later, he attended both the University of California-Berkeley and Harvard University.

Trivia

During the Spanish-American War, he worked in Cuba as a war correspondent for McClure's Magazine.

Family Life

He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Gertrude Glorvina Doggett, an actress, and Benjamin Norris, a businessman. He and his wife, Jeannette Black, had a child in 1901.

Associated With

His book, The Pit, inspired the short film, A Corner in Wheat, which was directed by DW Griffith.