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William J. Makin – Journalist, Author

[Another in the series of articles on authors appearing in Blue Book magazine. A much more comprehensive article on his life and the Red Wolf stories was written by Michael Ashley as the introduction to the collection of Red Wolf stories published by Black Dog Books, The Garden of TNT. This article originally appeared in… Continue reading William J. Makin – Journalist, Author

Bigelow Neal – Author, North Dakota

Another entry in the series of articles on authors that appeared in Blue Book magazine. Bigelow Neal was a writer from North Dakota, known for his wildlife stories. This article originally appeared in the Bismarck Tribune, February 22, 1930. Basic biographical factsBorn: 27 June, 1891 in Bismarck, North DakotaDied: August 21, 1962 in Ward County,… Continue reading Bigelow Neal – Author, North Dakota

Commander Ellsberg’s books back in print

Today i had a comment on my three part post on Commander Ellsberg from his grandson, Ted Pollard who runs the Edward Ellsberg website. Thank you for such a nice post about my grandfather! I have re-published many of his books and am expanding his website www.edwardellsberg.com so that I can add pix and more… Continue reading Commander Ellsberg’s books back in print

Robert R. Mill – Journalist, Author

This is another in the series of articles about authors that appeared in Blue Book magazine. Robert R Mill was a journalist who was a reporter for many newspapers, including the Syracuse Herald Tribune. He covered a lot of crime investigations with the New York State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Using this… Continue reading Robert R. Mill – Journalist, Author

H. A. DeRosso – photo found

Found a photo of H. A. De Rosso in the August, 1953 issue of Gunsmoke magazine and updated the article on him. Enjoy.

Fulton T. Grant – Author, Soldier, Newsman

I’ve been working on reviewing an issue of Blue Book magazine, and as part of the review I’ve been digging up information on the authors and illustrators of that issue. The previous entry about Leland Jamieson was a result of that research, as is this article. Hope you enjoy it. Fulton T. Grant was an… Continue reading Fulton T. Grant – Author, Soldier, Newsman

Leland Jamieson – Aviator, Author

This profile of Leland Jamieson originally appeared in the October 1940 issue of Flying and Popular Aviation Magazine. His aviation stories regularly appeared in the top magazines – Adventure, Blue Book, Collier’s and the Saturday Evening Post. Leland Jamieson – Aviator, Author (1904-1941) AIRMAN-JOURNALIST by JACK STARK Flying is Leland Jamieson’s vocation, but his aviation… Continue reading Leland Jamieson – Aviator, Author

Holman F. Day – Newspaperman, Novelist, Poet

Holman Day was an author who appeared in “Blue Book”, “Short Stories” and “The Popular Magazine”. I found a biographical article about him in the Lewiston Journal Sunday Magazine, January 18, 1969. It started with a reference to his home. I found a picture of it on Google maps, looks amazing. The interiors look even… Continue reading Holman F. Day – Newspaperman, Novelist, Poet

The Lost God – short story by John Russell – with illustrations

On the occasion of the recent biographical article on John Russell, i thought it would be good to share his most famous story as it originally appeared in a magazine . The story was published in the August 18, 1927 issue of Collier’s magazine; it was illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner. Collier’s magazine, August… Continue reading The Lost God – short story by John Russell – with illustrations

John Russell – Newspaperman, Short Story Writer and Scenarist

John Russell, whose short story, The Lost God, was featured on this blog earlier started his career as a newspaperman, moved on to writing short stories for magazines and ended as a screenplay writer for Fox Studios. He worked on the screenplay of Frankenstein (1931), a few movies based on his own stories and Beau… Continue reading John Russell – Newspaperman, Short Story Writer and Scenarist