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Charmian London (née Kittredge; November 27, 1871 – January 14, 1955) was an American writer and the second wife of Jack London.
- January 14, 1955 (aged 83), Glen Ellen, California, U.S.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Charmian Kittredge London, the second wife of American author Jack London and a writer in her own right. From her childhood in the South Seas to her marriage to Jack London, from her writing career to her social activism, discover how she influenced and inspired Jack London's works and legacy.
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Charmian Kittredge. Charmian was born in 1871 to poet Dayelle "Daisy" Wiley and California hotelier Willard Kittredge. After Daisy died of valley fever in 1877, the Wiley clan insisted that Charmian be sent to Oakland be raised by her aunt, Ninetta Wiley Eames. She would not see her elderly and ailing father after that.
Jan 9, 2024 · Arts. Charmian London, literary adventurer, galloped through the Berkeley Hills in 1890s. Not just Jack London’s wife, she advocated for socialism and a free-love lifestyle she observed growing up on Parker Street. The first biography placing her in the spotlight is now an audiobook. by Joanne Furio Jan. 9, 2024, 9:23 a.m.
May 9, 2022 · The Woman Behind Jack London. 9 May 2022 History (2026) Share this story with friends. Iris Jamahl Dunkle tells the story of Charmian Kittredge London in the first full length Biography written about her titled Charmian Kittredge: London Trailblazer Author Adventurer. Photo Credit: Public Domain.
Aug 13, 2021 · Iris Jamahl Dunkle is an award-winning literary biographer, essayist, and poet who lives in Northern California. She wrote the first full-length biography on Charmian London, Jack London's wife, Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer (University of Oklahoma Press, 2020).
Oct 19, 2021 · 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 London’s Women, and at worst as the devious other woman who led to his estrangement from his children, in Irving Stone’s Sailor on Horseback.