Authors - Pulpflakes

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

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

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

Arthur S. Hoffman – Profile of Fritz Duquesne, adventurer

Fritz Duquesne was an adventurer who wrote some stories for Adventure magazine. Sekokoeni’s Raid (ar) Dec 1910 The Man-Eaters of M’wembi (ar) Jan 1911 When the Rain Was Red (ss) Sep 1911 The Fighting Dwarfs of the Congo (ar) Jun 1912 A Fire-Hunt at Kivu (ar) Dec 1913 Adventurer and Avenger – article about Fritz… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman – Profile of Fritz Duquesne, adventurer

Dee Linford – Western Author, Journalist, Technical Writer

Dee Linford is not a well known author today, remembered if at all as the author of the story Man Without A Star, which was made into two movies, Man Without A Star (1955), A Man Called Gannon (1968), and an episode of a TV series, The Virginian, in 1963. He wrote a series of… Continue reading Dee Linford – Western Author, Journalist, Technical Writer

Tom Curry – Author, Engineer, Sportsman

[This article originally appeared in the Hour, a Norwalk, CT, newspaper on November 24, 1971] Thomas A. Curry aka Tom Curry, Author Tom Curry, a long-time Norwalk resident, sold his first fiction story at 20 while studying chemical engineering at Columbia College in 1920, and within a year’s time the talented young student was writing… Continue reading Tom Curry – Author, Engineer, Sportsman