Van Campen Heilner

Van Campen Heilner was an American sportsman, and author of works on hunting and fishing. Heilner was born wealthy, his family's wealth, from coal mining, financing his expeditions hunting and fishing around the world.

Heilner's hunting and fishing companions included fellow authors like Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey. Both Hemingway and Grey provided forewords for some of Heilner's books.

In 1920, when he was 21 years old, Heilner became an editor and contributor to Field and Stream magazine.

Heilner was associated with the American Museum of Natural History. His obituary in The New York Times describes Heilner forming the theory that most sharks were harmless, and then proving it by swimming with many species of sharks, without harm.

Heilner was a founder, and vice president of the International Game Fish Association.

On January 24, 1947, Heilner was staying overnight in the 173 year old mansion on historic Gardiners Island. He was the sole occupant of the mansion, when it was swept by a devastating fire, that totally consumed the structure. He barely escaped by jumping from a second floor window.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-16124 12-in. 6/21/1915 Way down under the sea Victor Band Band composer  
Victor B-19099 10-in. 2/19/1917 Get off my foot Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heilner, Van Campen," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110486.

Heilner, Van Campen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110486.

"Heilner, Van Campen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110486

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