Background
Ralph Friedman was born and raised in Chicago.
Ralph Friedman was born and raised in Chicago.
He hitchhiked to Oregon in 1933 at the age of 16. He wrote 10 books, and contributed to many other books, magazines, and newspapers. Foreign ten years, he led the travel class "Oregon for the Curious", offered by Portland Community College (PCC).
He also taught writing and folklore for PCC and for Portland State University.
He died in Portland, Oregon on June 3, 1995, his 79th birthday.