Background
Kelly, Fred Charters was born on January 27, 1882 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert A. and Alice (Charters) Kelly.
Kelly, Fred Charters was born on January 27, 1882 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert A. and Alice (Charters) Kelly.
Student University of Michigan, 1900-1902.
By 1st marriage), Brian Booth, Jeanne Alice. Began as newspaper correspondent at age of 14. Conducted humorous column, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 5 years.
Went to Washington, District of Columbia, 1910, and for 8 years wrote “Statesmen, Real and Near,” the first daily Washington column ever syndicated.
Regular contributor of special articles to leading magazines.
Author: Human Nature in Business, 1920. The Fun of Knowing Folks, 1923. The Wisdom of Laziness, 1924.
You and Your Dog, 1926. But On the Other Hand, 1928. Why You Win or Lose, 1930.
How Shrewd Speculators Win (with Sullivan Burgess), 1932. How to Lose Your Money Prudently, 1933 (this book forced a change in Ohio banking laws within week of publication). One Thing Leads to Another (the growth of an industry), 1936.
The Wright Brothers, a biography authorized by Orville Wright, 1943. David Ross—Modern Pioneer, 1946. George Ade—Warmhearted Satirist, a biography, 1947.
The Permanent Ade (anthology), 1947. The Life and Times of Kin Hubbard (biography), 1952. Editor: Miracle at Kitty Hawk, 1951.
How we Invented the Airplane (by Orville Wright), 1953.
Served as special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for 18 months, World War I. Operated mile-square farm, Peninsula, Ohio. Clubs. National Press, Overseas Writers (Washington).
Married second, Marcelle van den Heuvel, 1938. Children, Fred C., Junior.