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This Huntington native was the son of a Czech immigrant who worked in coal mines and glass factories. The family also lived in Fairmont, Kingwood, and Williamstown.
Kromer is best known for his novel Waiting for Nothing (1935), which tells the story of life during the Great Depression. His writing caught the attention of authors such as Theodore Dreiser and Lincoln Steffens. He also started another novel, Michael Kohler, about coal mining, glass work, and the struggles of underpaid workers. However, he never completed it.
Kromer briefly studied at Marshall College (now University) and spent years traveling the country, often by freight train. He lived in Albuquerque for many years. He stopped writing around 1940 and returned to Huntington in 1960.
