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= Meet The Authors = = [|Jack London] 1876-1916  Jack London was born in San Fransico, California in the year of 1876. He grew and began to "teach" himeself by reading books, but later returned to high school, graduated, and soon after stopped other schooling. = = When London was older he went through many jobs such as a factory worker, journalist, member of the California Fish Patrol, and a gold prospecter. He also endured many trials like being a hobo, having scurvy, and dealing with failing kidneys. He also married twice and finally wrote his famous and successful books. = = He died at the age of fourty in 1916. = = = = [|Gaston Leroux]__1868-1927__ = = Gaston Lereox was born in Paris, France in 1868 where he wrote his famous novel the Phantom of the Opera, that was later published into a musical. = = Lereox went to school, studied law, and graduated in 1889. Later, he inherited millions of francs, but then nearly went bankrupt. Then he began working as a journalist. However, in 1907 he left journalism and began writing fiction. = = On April 15,1927 Leroux died. = =  = =[|Gary Paulsen] __   1939-   __ Gary Paulsen was born in 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnessota. At the age of fourteen he ran away to a carnival. He worked as a magazine proof reader, and learned more about writing. = = Because Paulsen was a hunter, a trapper, and a sled dog racer, he wrote his popular books related to the outdoors. = = =