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- Birth nameRobert William Service
- Robert W. Service was born on January 16, 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Trail of '98 (1928), The Roughneck (1924) and Clancy of the Mounted (1933). He was married to Bourgoin, Germain. He died on September 11, 1958 in Lancieux, Côtes-d'Armor, France.
- SpouseBourgoin, Germain(June 12, 1913 - September 11, 1958) (his death, 2 children)
- When Service lived in the Yukon, he worked as a journalist, and wrote several poems, including "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" which have come to be considered quintessential Canadian poems.
- 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.
- 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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