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- Birth nameWilliam Alfred Kittredge
- William Kittredge was born on August 14, 1932 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for A River Runs Through It (1992), Heartland (1979) and How the West Was Lost (2008). He was married to Patricia Lee Howser, Janet O'Connor and Annick Smith. He died on December 4, 2020 in Missoula, Montana, USA.
- SpousesPatricia Lee Howser(April 26, 1968 - ?) (divorced)Janet O'Connor(December 8, 1952 - April 15, 1968) (divorced, 2 children)Annick Smith(? - December 4, 2020) (his death)
- Has been called by literary critics "the modern western short story writer par excellence." Has received many regional and national literary awards and has edited 23 anthologies of western literature.
- He served for many years as head of the creative writing department at the University of Montana.
- Graduated from Oregon State University in 1954 with a degree in general agriculture.
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