![]() He began writing children's books in the late 1950's. During the 1940s and 1950s he worked as a book columnist for the Los Angeles Mirror, as well as a book editor for the Los Angeles Daily News. O’Dell began writing both nonfiction and fiction books for adults in 1934. during WWII, he served in the Air Force.and at one time he was even a rancher. ![]() As an adult he had several different jobs before he became a writer.he was a Hollywood cameraman (and even worked on the film Ben Hur !). He only took classes that interested him and helped him in his writing career. Scott O’Dell attended several colleges: Occidental College in 1919, the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1920, Stanford University from 1920-21, and the University of Rome in 1925. When he was young, he loved being in the outdoors - especially swimming at the beach, where he could experience sea life. His family moved around a lot because his father was a railroad worker. While growing up, he traveled all around Southern California and was able to see and experience many different things. ![]() ![]() Scott O’Dell was born on in Los Angeles, Ca. ![]()
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