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Raoul Whitfield (Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield) was born on 22 November, 1896 in New York City, New York, USA, is a writer. Discover Raoul Whitfield's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield |
Occupation |
writer |
Age |
48 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
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22 November, 1896 |
Birthday |
22 November |
Birthplace |
New York City, New York, USA |
Date of death |
24 January, 1945 |
Died Place |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
Nationality |
United States
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Raoul Whitfield Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Raoul Whitfield height not available right now. We will update Raoul Whitfield's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Raoul Whitfield's Wife?
His wife is Lois Bell Whitfield (1935 - 1942), Emily O. Davies-Vanderbilt-Thayer (20 July 1934 - 1935) ( her death), Prudence (? - ?) ( divorced)
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Lois Bell Whitfield (1935 - 1942), Emily O. Davies-Vanderbilt-Thayer (20 July 1934 - 1935) ( her death), Prudence (? - ?) ( divorced) |
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Raoul Whitfield Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Raoul Whitfield worth at the age of 48 years old? Raoul Whitfield’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Raoul Whitfield's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Although born in New York, Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield's early life was shaped by his father's transfer to the Philippines, where he led the privilege life as the dependent of a Territorial Government bureaucrat. Young Whitfield would later travel through China and Japan, and his memory of Asia would prove to serve him well. Back in the US the teenager aspired to motion pictures, where his rugged good looks graced the silent cinema. If it weren't for America's entry into the Great War in 1917 we might know him as an actor, but Whitfield enlisted in the Army and was initially assigned to the ambulance corps. Desiring action, he sought and won a commission as a pilot and saw duty on the German front as a combat pilot. After the Armistice he spurned his steel business-based family's desires, married his first wife Prudence and landed a job with the Pittsburgh Post as a reporter. Prudence encouraged his long-held desires to write pulp fiction stories. His writing drew upon his childhood travels in the Far East (his "Jo Gar, Island Detective" character was based in Manila) along with his more recent wartime exploits. He succeeded in selling stories for "Boy's Life", "War Stories" and "Battle Stories" (under the pseudonym Temple Field), but he's especially notable for his contributions to Black Mask, the creme of the pulps.
Many of his 1927-33 stories easily rank with the best authors of pulp fiction.
His "Crime Buster" Black Mask stories were so popular they were amalgamated into his first novel, "Green Ice" (published in 1930). earning the praise of none other than the genre master, Dashiell Hammett, with its hard-as-nails emphasis on action. Whitfield had a total of nine books published during the depths of the Great Depression. The speed in which he ground out work was amazing, but it also drew criticism; his lesser stories were spurned as hack work. Whitfield often wrote under the pseudonym Ramon Dacolta, who ironically proved a heady rival in readership popularity.
Whitfield's screenwriting career began in earnest after his divorce from Prudence and he relocated from Florida to Los Angeles in 1933. He landed a job as a writer for Paramount Pictures and, on a whirlwind trip to New York City, met and married the wealthy and unstable Emily Davies Vanderbilt Thayer (with emphasis on the Vanderbilt). Life was good for a short period; the couple purchased a large ranch outside Las Vegas, Nevada, and Whitfield's writing productivity slowed to a trickle. The Whitfields' marriage was Wobbly, however, masked by partying.
Emily experienced bouts of manic depression and the couple separated in early 1935. Her mental state was far more fragile than anyone had imagined; she committed suicide at the Nevada ranch that May. Whitfield was inconsolable over his wife's death and he was utterly destroyed.