Robert W. Service Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon". He is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough (1907; also published as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses). His vivid descriptions of the Yukon and its people made it seem that he was a veteran of the Klondike gold rush, instead of the late-arriving bank clerk he actually was. "These humorous tales in verse were considered doggerel by the literary set, yet remain extremely popular to this day."
Read his own obituary one morning in the London Times. He never bothered to correct the story because "they said such beautiful things about me".
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Twin daughters, Doris and Iris, born 28 January 1917. Unfortunately Doris died of scarlet fever 25 February 1918. Iris survived to marry in 1952, one James Llewellyn Davies, manager of the Monte Carlo branch of Lloyd's Bank. They had two daughters, Anne (15 October 1952) and Armelle (12 October 1954-8 April 1996). Service's widow died 26 December 1989 at the age of 102.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Inner Life
2013
Short writer completed
The Fantasmagori
2016
TV Series poem - 1 episode
The Cremation of Sam McGee
2001
Short as Robert Service
The Midnight Sun
2000
Short poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee"
The Spell of the Yukon
1996
Short poems - as Robert Service
The Cremation of Sam McGee
1990
Short poem
Eureka
1983
verse from "Spell of the Yukon" by
The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service
1982
Short poem
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
1965
Short poem
Murder Most Foul
1964
writer: extract of the poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" - uncredited
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
1945
Short poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
Dangerous Dan McFoo
1939
Short poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" - uncredited
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
based on a poem by
The Trail of '98
1928
novel "The Trail of '98
The Roughneck
1924
novel
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
1924
poem
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
1924
novel
The Law of the Yukon
1920
poem
The Spell of the Yukon
1916
poem
The Lure of Heart's Desire
1916
poem "The Spell of the Yukon"
My Madonna
1915
poem
The Song of the Wage Slave
1915
poem
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
1915
poem
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spoilers
1942
The Poet (uncredited)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
1957
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Eureka (1983) as Writer
The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945) as Writer
The Trail of '98 (1928) as Writer
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924) as Writer
$800,000
