Robert Watson
Published: 2020-04-15
Total Pages: 210
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Robert Watson's novel 'the Girl of O.K Valley' was first published in 1919, and is set in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The novel was written while the author was working as an accountant at the Hudson's Bay Company store in Vernon, BC.Robert Watson was born on May 20, 1882 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at Pollock and Shawlands Academies in Scotland, before moving to Canada in 1908. He married Anna McNaught Johnstone in 1911, and was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1917 to 1932. He also worked as Editor of the Beaver, and wrote several books. Watson moved to British Columbia for a while, before moving to Hollywood, California to work in the movie industry. He died in Laguna Beach, California, on January 13, 1948 from injuries following a car accident on New Year's Eve.