Bernard DeVoto
Novelist

Bernard DeVoto Net Worth

Bernard DeVoto was a Novelist who had a net worth of $16 Million. Born in 1897, he was an expert on the American West and won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1947 historical work, Across the Wide Missouri. He was also the author of The House of Sun-Goes-Down, The Year of Decision: 1846, and Mark Twain at Work.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day January 11, 1897
Birth Place Utah
Age 122 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn

💰 Net worth: $16 Million (2024)

About

An author and expert on the American West, he won a Pulitzer Prize for Across the Wide Missouri, a 1947 historical work. His other works include The House of Sun-Goes-Down, The Year of Decision: 1846, and Mark Twain at Work.

Before Fame

He interrupted his studies at Harvard University to fight in World War I. Later, he taught English at Northwestern University.

Trivia

He received a National Book Award for The Course of Empire, a 1952 non-fiction work.

Family Life

He grew up in Ogden, Utah. With his wife, Avis DeVoto, he had two sons: Mark and Gordon.

Associated With

He and Patti Smith were both recipients of the National Book Award for Nonfiction.

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