Frank L. Packard | |
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 From a 1920 advertisement for the film The Sin That Was His | |
| Born | Frank Lucius Packard February 2, 1877 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | February 17, 1942 (aged 65) Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McGill University University of Liège |
| Genre | Mystery fiction |
Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist.
Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liège.[1] As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing many railroad stories, then to a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale.
Several of his novels were made into films.
Frank Packard died in 1942 in Lachine, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.
