English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888)

Grey Owl

Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, commonly known as Grey Owl, was a popular Canadian writer, public speaker and conservationist. Born an Englishman, he immigrated to Canada and, in the latter years of his life, passed as half-Indigenous, falsely claiming he was the son of a Scottish man and an Apache woman. With books, articles and public appearances promoting wilderness conservation, he achieved fame in the 1930s. Shortly after his death in 1938, his real identity as the Englishman Archie Belaney was exposed.

Born

1888

September 18

Died

1938

Era

1880s

Country

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Grey, in brief

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1888 Born
1938 Died

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The world in 1938

When Grey departed

april 18 Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938).
april 25 U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
april 5 Spanish Civil War: Two days after the Nationalist army occupied the Catalan city of Lleida, dictator Francisco Franco decrees the abolition of the Generalitat (the autonomous government of Catalonia), the self-government granted by the Republic, and the official status of the Catalan language.
august 18 The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1888

Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961 Irish actor (born 1888) Chesley Bonestell 1888–1986 American painter, designer, and illustrator (died 1986) Georges Bernanos 1888–1948 French soldier and author (died 1948) Harpo Marx 1888–1964 American comedian and musician (died 1964) J. B. Kripalani 1888–1982 Indian lawyer and politician (born 1888) J. Frank Dobie 1888– American journalist and author (died 1964) Josef Albers 1888–1976 German-American painter and educator (died 1976) Lotte Lehmann 1888–1976 German-American soprano (born 1888) Miles Malleson 1888–1969 English actor and screenwriter (born 1888)

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