Category: Authors

This article is dedicated to Matt Moring, the man behind the curtain at Altus Press, the publisher that is putting out a remarkable series of pulp reprints. Last time we met, we had talked about needing biographical information on this author. Here it is, Matt; only took around half a year. Berton E. Cook (1889-1958)… Continue reading Berton E. Cook – Sailor, Teacher, 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

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 facts Born: 27 June, 1891 in Bismarck, North Dakota Died: August 21, 1962 in… Continue reading Bigelow Neal – Author, North Dakota

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

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

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

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