Will James

Does Will James Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Will James is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Will James - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Will James is 132 years, 5 months and 15 days old. Will James will celebrate 133rd birthday on a Friday 6th of June 2025. Below we countdown to Will James upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Will James’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Will James was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

About

A writer and artist whose works deal with the American West, he is most famous for his Newbery Medal-winning book, Smoky the Cowhorse. His other popular works include Bucking Horse Riders and Lone Cowboy.

Before Fame

He worked as a stuntman and served in the U.S. Army. He also worked as a sketch artist in San Francisco before publishing his first literary work in the early 1920s.

Trivia

His last work, The American Cowboy, was published the year of his death.

Family Life

He was born Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault in Quebec, Canada, and he moved to the United States only after he was accused of stealing cattle in his native country. He married Alice Conradt, the sister of his rodeo partner, in 1920.

Associated With

He and Louis Sachar both won the Newbery Medal.

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