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- Birth nameJames Dudley Houston
- James D. Houston was born on November 10, 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA. James D. was a writer, known for Farewell to Manzanar (1976). James D. was married to Jeanne Houston. James D. died on April 16, 2009 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
- SpouseJeanne Houston(1957 - April 16, 2009) (his death)
- He is survived by three children: Joshua Houston of Honolulu, Hawaii; Corinne Houston Traugott and Gabrielle Houston Neville both of Santa Cruz, California.
- He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Drama from San Jose State University in 1956 in San Jose, California.
- His wife, a Japanese American (maiden name Wakatsuki), spent WWII at the internment camp in Manzanar, California. Her experiences there were the basis for his book "Farewell to Manzanar".
- He served three years in the Air Force with a NATO tactical bomber unit in Great Britain. While he was stationed there, he began writing stories. His first novel, "Between Battles", is about a pilot at a NATO air station in Britain.
- He received a master's degree in American literature at Stanford University in 1962.
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