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Rivals of Weird Tales-Tales of Magic and Mystery
I have called this series "Rivals of Weird Tales" after an anthology of the same name, edited by Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, and Martin H. Greenberg, and published in 1990. The stories in...
View ArticleFrederik Pohl (1919-2013)
Frederik Pohl has died. Pohl wrote a brief entry on his blog, The Way the Future Blogs, on the morning of September 2, 2013. Suffering from respiratory distress, he went to the hospital, where he died...
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Muriel Cameron Bodkin (1903-1994)
Poet, Author, Editor, Advertising and Publicity Worker, Newspaper ColumnistBorn March 9, 1903, New York, New YorkDied May 24, 1994, Rye, New YorkThe story of Muriel Cameron Bodkin is one of families....
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Rivals of Weird Tales-Golden Fleece-Part 2
Golden Fleece Historical Adventure ran from October 1938 to June 1939. The editors were Arthur J. Gontier, Jr., (1900-1988) and C.G. Williams. Arthur J. Gontier, Sr., (1864-1942), who had founded Sun...
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Austin Hall (1880-1933)
Farmer, Ranch Hand, Watchman, AuthorBorn July 27, 1880, Santa Clara, CaliforniaDied July 29, 1933, San Jose, CaliforniaAustin Javen Hall was born on July 27, 1880, in Santa Clara, California. He was...
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Sax Rohmer (1883-1959)
Pseudonym of Arthur Henry Sarsfield WardClerk, Newspaper Reporter, Poet, Playwright, Songwriter, Comedy Writer, AuthorBorn February 15, 1883, Ladywood, Birmingham, EnglandDied June 1, 1959, London,...
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L.M. Montgomery (1874-1942)
Lucy Maud MontgomeryTeacher, Proofreader, Poet, Diarist, Author of Novels and Short StoriesBorn November 30, 1874, Clifton, Prince Edward Island, CanadaDied April 24, 1942, Toronto, Ontario,...
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Thomas P. Kelley (1905-1982)
Aka Tommy Kelley, Gene Bannerman, Roy P. Devlin, Jack C. Fleming, Valentine North or Worth, et aliaBoxer, Author, Radio ScriptwriterBorn April 6, 1905, Hastings, Northumberland County, Ontario,...
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Franz Nabl (1883-1974)
Editor, Dramatist, AuthorBorn July 16, 1883, Lautschin, Austria-Hungary (now Loučeň, Czech Republic)Died January 19, 1974, Graz, AustriaUntil a few months ago, Franz Nabl presented a problem. If you...
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Ralph Snider (1917-1986)
Franz Nabl was a mystery. So now is Ralph Snider, the artist who illustrated his story. But I have a speculation to make:Clarence Ralph Snider was born on July 5, 1917, in Dallas County, Texas. His...
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Paul Annixter (1894-1985)
Pseudonym of Howard Allison SturtzelAuthorBorn June 25, 1894, Minneapolis, MinnesotaDied November 3, 1985, Laguna Beach, CaliforniaHoward Allison Sturtzel was born on June 25, 1894, in Minneapolis,...
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Pan-Appan (1865-?)-Part 1: Questions
Pseudonym of Hermann PlahnChemist, WriterBorn March 2, 1865Died UnknownPan-Appan, pseudonymous author of the story "On a Train with a Madman," remains a mystery, but after hearing from German fan and...
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Pan-Appan (1865-?)-Part 2: Some Answers
Pseudonym of Hermann PlahnWriter, ChemistBorn March 2, 1865, Schweidnitz, Silesia, Prussia (now Świdnica, Poland)Died UnknownHerman Plahn was born on March 2, 1865, in Schweidnitz, in the province of...
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Four Authors from the British Isles
I would like to write about four authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, all from the British Isles. Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood were seminal figures in fantasy and weird...
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Montague Summers (1880-1948)
Augustus Montague SummersAka Reverend Alphonsus Joseph-Mary Augustus Montague SummersClergyman, Teacher, Editor, Author, Playwright, Translator, Biographer, HagiographerBorn April 10, 1880, Bristol,...
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Felix Martí-Ibáñez (1911-1972)
Psychiatrist, Lecturer, Teacher, Publisher, Editor, Historian, Novelist, Short Story Writer, Government MinisterBorn December 25, 1911, Cartagena, SpainDied May 24, 1972, presumably in New York, New...
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Arthur Stafford AylmerAuthorBorn April 1907, Fishtoft, Boston, Lincolnshire, EnglandDied August 26, 1965, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, EnglandI know almost nothing of Arthur Stafford Aylmer except that he...
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G.W.J. Blume (1889-1955)
Chemist, Historian, WriterBorn July 4, 1889, Nuttallburg, West VirginiaDied November 26, 1955, presumably in VirginiaGeorge Washington Jones Blume was born on July 4, 1889, in Nuttallburg, West...
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O.M. Cabral (1887-1955)
Pseudonym of Kenneth H. MacNicholAuthor, Playwright, Journalist, Teacher, LecturerBorn November 3, 1887, Canton, OhioDied June 29, 1955, Santa Cruz, CaliforniaOn the occasion of Veteran's Day, formerly...
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