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- Birth nameRobert Forrest Wilson
- Forrest Wilson was born on January 20, 1883 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Blessed Event (1932), Jackanory (1965) and Super Gran (1985). He was married to Katherine Dewey Wilson and Mary Wilson. He died on May 10, 1942 in Weston, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesKatherine Dewey Wilson (1 child)Mary Wilson
- Wilson died shortly after receiving the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe entitled "Crusader in Crinoline" (1941).
- Served as a captain during the First World War with the US Army Chemical Warfare Service and later (1923-1927) as Assistant Secretary of War charged with gathering historical data on the conflict.
- Daughter Deniston (Denny) and her husband, Bill Markas, were a successful Southern California real estate team.
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