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1 of 1977 Frederic Nelson Litten

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Name	Litten, Frederic Nelson
Born	May 26, 1885
Birthplace	Chicago, Illinois
Places of residence	Lived at 402 Prospect Ave. from 1924 until his death in 1951.
Titles & honors	Chair of the Fiction Department at the Northwestern Medill School of Journalism, beginning 1948.
Education	Lewis Institute of the Illinois Institute of Technology - Mechanical Engineering Degree, 1909
Occupation	Author Served as editor of "American Boy" magazine and book reviewer for "Chicago Tribune". Litten began teaching creative writing at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism and eventually became department chair.
Role	Writer
Publications	Author of 26 novels, 600 short stories, and numerous serials in national magazines.
Spouse	Ella Mendsen - m. 1909
Children	One Child
Notes	Was as a construction engineer for power plants from 1907 to 1926.

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