[Got any impossible missions? You’ve come to the right place. Edward Ellsberg didn’t know the meaning of the word. He was a naval commander, deep sea diver, engineer, inventor and expert fencer. Did I mention that he was also a best-selling writer? Read more after the break.] Commander Edward Ellsberg, c. 1938 Commander Ellsberg, c.… Continue reading Commander Ellsberg – Commander, Diver, Engineer, Inventor, Fencer, Writer (part 1 of 3)
Category: Authors
Charles Haven Liebe aka Hapsburg Liebe – Soldier, Lumber mill operator, Writer, Movie Producer
[Charles Haven Liebe was the author of many Tennessee mountain and western stories. He started out as a lumberman. More after the break.] Hapsburg Liebe c. 1911 Charles Haven Liebe (Hapsburg Liebe was a pen name) was born on 17 October 1880 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was the son of George and Josephine… Continue reading Charles Haven Liebe aka Hapsburg Liebe – Soldier, Lumber mill operator, Writer, Movie Producer
Elmer Brown Mason – Entomologist, Lumberman, Traveller, Ad-man, Writer
Elmer Brown Mason wrote only one story for Adventure. I came across him in the excellent collection, The Golden Anaconda, from Off-Trail Press. John Locke, the editor of the book, mentions that there is some mystery about the author, and I was intrigued enough to try and find out more. He wrote stories set around… Continue reading Elmer Brown Mason – Entomologist, Lumberman, Traveller, Ad-man, Writer
Captain A.E. Dingle – Sailor, Yacht racer, Pulp writer
[Captain A.E. Dingle was a pulp writer who wrote sea stories. Like Bill Adams, he was a sailor before he became a writer and was shipwrecked four times during his career. He was also a yachtsman.] Captain A. E. Dingle – the letters A.E. stood for different names at different periods in his life, at… Continue reading Captain A.E. Dingle – Sailor, Yacht racer, Pulp writer
Luke Short – Movies and their sources
Many of Luke Short‘s books were made into movies. Most of them are good. All movies I know about which were made from his books and magazines are listed below. Books on left, movie on right. Below the book cover, you will find the listing of the original magazine appearance, if any. Links (where available,… Continue reading Luke Short – Movies and their sources
Karl Detzer – Journalist, Soldier, Editor, Writer
When I was going through my collection of Adventure, looking for Talbot Mundy or Arthur Friel stories, I kept running across Karl Detzer’s firemen stories. I got interested after reading a couple of these stories, and tried to find more information about him. The only Karl Detzers I came across were a soldier and an… Continue reading Karl Detzer – Journalist, Soldier, Editor, Writer
Harold Lamb’s sense of humor
[On Harold Lamb‘s birthday today, here is an interesting story about his sense of humor. After the break.] From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, March 11, 1935: Harold Lamb has a sense of humor .He wrote out the signs used in the street scenes of Paramount’s “The Crusades.” They are in Persian—and anybody in the… Continue reading Harold Lamb’s sense of humor
Theodore Roscoe – Traveller, Historian, Pulp Writer
[Theodore Roscoe was a popular and prolific writer for the pulps, in addition to being a historian. He was famous for his French Foreign Legion tales and dabbled in other genres as well. Most of his tales were set in remote places which he travelled to. He was a very popular writer for Argosy, where… Continue reading Theodore Roscoe – Traveller, Historian, Pulp Writer
Luke Short – Western story writer
[Luke Short was a prolific writer of western stories, penning over fifty novels and hundreds of short stories. He was a good craftsman, and his stories had action, mystery and good dialog. He passed away on this day, thirty seven years ago, and i thought it would be a good thing to remember him today.… Continue reading Luke Short – Western story writer
Gordon MacCreagh – Adventurer, Explorer, Big game hunter, Writer
[Gordon MacCreagh might have been the real life inspiration for Indiana Jones. Born in Indiana, he went on an expedition to find the lost Ark of the Covenant in Abyssinia, explored the Amazon jungles, collected big game animals for a circus and was a writer and lecturer. Read more after the break.] Gordon MacCreagh was… Continue reading Gordon MacCreagh – Adventurer, Explorer, Big game hunter, Writer