Otis R. Marston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American river runner
Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1894
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Death: 30-Aug-1979
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Otis R. Marston
- Otis Reed "Dock" Marston (February 11, 1894 – August 30, 1979) was an American author, historian, and Grand Canyon river runner who participated in a large number of river-running firsts.
- Marston was the eighty-third person to successfully complete the water transit of the Grand Canyon.
- He spent the last thirty years of his life writing his magnum opus on the history of the first 100 Grand Canyon river runners.
- In researching his book, he amassed a vast collection of material on early river runners in the American Southwest, especially runners of the Green and Colorado Rivers.
- His collection is housed in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
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