George Bird Evans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Bird Evans
American writer
Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1906
Place of Birth: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 05-May-1998
Profession: novelist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About George Bird Evans
- George Bird Evans (28 December 1906 – 5 May 1998) was an American author, artist, dog breeder, and sportsman.
- Evans' most notable contributions are in the area of upland gunning with English Setters.
- Over the course of his career, Evans authored over two dozen books and several hundred magazine articles on this subject, becoming one of the world's foremost authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs. Evans' career also included success as an artist, providing illustrations for Cosmopolitan, American, Woman's Home Companion, and Redbook. As a dog breeder, Evans created the Old Hemlock line of English Setters whose progeny continue to be prized by hunters across the United States for their bird hunting abilities.
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