James Oliver Curwood was born on June 12, 1878 in Owosso, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Code of the Mounted (1935), Back to God's Country (1919) and Valley of Terror (1937). He was married to Ethel Greenwood and Cora Leon Johnson. He died on August 13, 1927 in Owosso, Michigan, USA.