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  1. Charmian London (née Kittredge; November 27, 1871 – January 14, 1955) was an American writer and the second wife of Jack London. Early life [ edit ] "Clara" Charmian Kittredge was born to poet and writer Dayelle "Daisy" Wiley and California hotelier Willard "Kitt" Kittredge at a railroad outpost south of Los Angeles .

  2. Learn about the life and travels of Charmian Kittredge London, the second wife of Jack London and a writer in her own right. Explore her childhood, career, marriage, and legacy at Jack London State Historic Park.

  3. She knew the established Jack London “story” and its controversies inside and out, but soon realized she knew little about his private life or his second wife Charmian Kittredge London. Incredibly, the perspective of Charmian Kittredge London, the one person who knew him better than anyone else, had been left out.

  4. Jack appreciated Charmian's hard work, her artistic talents in music and drawing, and her ability to combine traditional feminine style with unconventionality. London found in her the components of a mature personality, the "Man Comrade," one who was both strong and tender, male and female in traits.

  5. Oct 19, 2021 · Issue Section: Book Reviews. Charmian Kittredge London is best remembered today as the second wife of Jack London (1876–1916), described at best as his beloved “Mate-Woman,” in Clarice Stasz’s American Dreamers and Jack Londons Women, and at worst as the devious other woman who led to his estrangement from his children, in Irving ...

  6. Jack London and Harry Houdini were two of the most remarkable Americans of the early twentieth century. That they quickly became friends when they met just before Thanksgiving in 1915 is not ...

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  8. Jan 30, 2024 · Kittredge and London. Charmian Kittredge met Jack London during a luncheon at Young's restaurant in March 1900. Kittredge worked at one of the largest shipping firms in San Francisco, E. Mickle and Company. London admired her socialism and literary knowledge and frequently met at Kittredge's home in Berkeley to discuss literature, including ...

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