Bret Harte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bret Harte

American author and poet

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1836

Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States

Date of Death: 05-May-1902

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, journalist, typesetter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Bret Harte (born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902), known as , was an American short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
In a career spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches in addition to fiction.
As he moved from California to the eastern U.S.
to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been the works most often reprinted, adapted, and admired.