The Adventure, War, and Espionage Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 2

Augsburg, Paul Deresco (1897-1980) (items) (chron.)

Born in Utah, Univ of California graduate, lifelong resident of California. Full-time author.

Aumonier, Stacy (James) (1877-1928) (items) (chron.)

Born in London; died of tuberculosis at a clinic in Switzerland; landscape painter, stage writer and performer, novelist and prolific short story writer.

Austin, F(rederick) Britten (1885-1941) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/austin_f_britten

Auten, Harold (1891-1964) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Auten

Avallone, Michael (Angelo, Jr.) (1924-1999) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/avallone_michael

Ayres, Ruby M(ildred) (1883-1955) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_M._Ayres

Backus, W(aldo) Elwyn (1892-1979) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/w-elwyn-backus-1892-1979.html

Bailey, (Horace William) Elliot (1887-1977) (items) (chron.)

Born in Monmouth. Journalist.

Bailey, H(enry) C(hristopher) (1878-1961) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._C._Bailey

Baines, Jessie Joy (1898-1942) (items) (chron.)

Born in Plymouth, England; died in St. Pancras, London.

Baird, Edwin (1886-1957) (items) (chron.)

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee; feature writer for Chicago Daily Journal and Chicago Evening American; first editor of Weird Tales, editor of Real Detective Tales; contributor to magazines from 1906.

Baker, G(eorge) B(rindley) A(ufrere) (1894-1968) (items) (chron.)

See www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Baker_G.htm

Baker, John Franklin (1886-1963) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Baker

Balchen, Bernt (1899-1973) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernt_Balchen

Ball, Joseph H(urst) (1905-1993) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Ball

Ball, K(eely) C(catlin) (1947-2018) (items) (chron.)

See kcball.wordpress.com

Balmer, Edwin (1883-1959) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/balmer_edwin

Balsley, (Horace) Clyde (1893-1942) (items)

See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57769450

Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balzac

Bangs, John Kendrick (1862-1922) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bangs_john_kendrick

Bara, Theda; [born Theodosia Burr Goodman] (1885-1955) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theda_Bara

Baracca, [Count] Francesco (1888-1918) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Baracca

Bardon, Minna (Feibleman) (1900-1974) (items) (chron.)

Born in Cincinnati; attended the U. of Cincinnati.

Barker, Elsa (1869-1954) (items) (chron.)

Born in Leicester, Vermont; teacher, lecturer, journalist; contributor to magazines; lived for many years in Europe.

Barker, Leonard Noel (1882-1948) (items) (chron.)

Born in Mitford, Norfolk, England; died in North Waltham, Norfolk; worked for customs and excise.

Barker, Lewis Appleton (?-1925) (items) (chron.)

American expert on weaponry. Died in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Barker, Reginald C(harles) (1881-1937) (items) (chron.)

Novelist and author. Born in Brighton, England; died in Los Angeles, California.

Barker, S(quire) Omar (1894-1985) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Omar_Barker

Barnard, Leslie Gordon (1890-1961) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/leslie-gordon-barnard-1890-1961.html

Barnes, Arthur K(elvin) (1911-1969) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barnes_arthur_k

Barnes, Charles E(mmett) (1890?-?) (items) (chron.)

Writer of western novels. Born in Akron, Ohio.

Barnes, J(ohn) G(uy) C(ardew) (1911-1998) (items) (chron.)

See www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/BarnesJGC.htm

Barnick, Roland (John) (1917-1996) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_J._Barnick

Barnum, P(hineas) T(aylor) (1810-1891) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum

Barr, George (1937- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Barr_(artist)

Barr, James (1862-1923) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barr_james

Barr, Robert (1849-1912) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barr_robert

Barreaux, (Adolphe Leslie de Griponne, Jr.) (1899-1985) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Barreaux.html

Barrell, Charles Wisner (1885-1974) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wisner_Barrell

Barrett, William E(dmund) (1900-1986) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barrett_william_e

Barretto, Larry; [i.e., Laurence Brevoort Barretto] (1890-1971) (items) (chron.)

Author; assistant editor of Adventure magazine from 1920-1924. Born in Larchmont, New York; died in Carmel, California.

Barringer, Lewin B(ennett) (1906-1943) (items) (chron.)

See www.soaringmuseum.org/files/t42_Barringer.pdf

Barrows, G(ertrude) M(abel) (1883-1948); also known as Gertrude Bennett; used pseudonym Francis Stevens (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2023/10/gertrude-m-barrows-bennett-1883-1948.html

Barry, Richard (Hayes) (1881-1958) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barry_richard

Barrymore, John; [born John Sidney Blyth] (1882-1942) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barrymore

Barton, George (1866-1940) (items) (chron.)

Author, journalist and historian. Born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Basinsky, Earle (Morris, Jr.) (1921-1963) (items) (chron.)

Born in Vicksburg, Miss.; served in USAF in WWII; then lived for a time in Brooklyn where he wrote with Mickey Spillane, before returning to Vicksburg to enter his father’s printing business.

Bassett, Gary John (1948-2018); used pseudonym Johnny Strike (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Strike

Bates, Harry; [i.e., Hiram Gilmore Bates, III] (1900-1981) (items)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bates_harry

Bates, Katherine Lee (1859-1929) (items) (chron.)

Author and educator best known for poem “America the Beautiful.” Born in Falmouth, Massachusetts; died in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Batson, Alfred (1899-1977) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/alfred-batson-soldier-journalist-author.html

Batten, H(arry) Mortimer (1888-1958) (items) (chron.)

See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/h-mortimer-batten.html

Baumhofer, Walter M(artin) (1904-1987) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/BW2.html

Bayley, (T.) Donovan (1881-1939) (items) (chron.)

Writer. Born in Sheffield, England; lived in Kent, England.

Beach, Rex (Ellingwood) (1877-1949) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Beach

Beadle, Charles (1881-?) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Beadle

Beall, C(ecil) C(alvert) (1892-1967) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._C._Beall

Beaman, Ardern (Arthur Hulme) (1886-1950) (items) (chron.)

Born in India.

Beames, John (1889-?) (items) (chron.)

Writer. Born in Mussoorie, Bengal, India; lived in Canada.

Bean, Judge Roy; [i.e., Phantly Roy Bean, Jr.] (c1825-1903) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Bean

Beard, Wolcott LeClear (1867-1937) (items) (chron.)

Engineer, adventurer and author. Born and died in New York City.

Beattie, Bryce (1979- ) (items) (chron.)

See storyhack.com

Beaumont, Gerald (c1880-1926) (items) (chron.)

See www.imdb.com/name/nm0064595

Bechdolt, Frederick R(itchie) (1874-1950) (items) (chron.)

Author of western fiction. Born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania; died in Carmel, California.

Bechdolt, Jack; [i.e., John Ernest Bechdolt] (1884-1954) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bechdolt_jack

Beck, Claire P. (1919-1999) (items) (chron.)

See www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/category/claire-beck

Beck, L(ily) Adams (1862-1931) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Adams_Beck